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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 22, 2019

DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                
Delaware
1-7891
41-0222640
(State of Incorporation)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1400 West 94th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55431
(Address of principal executive offices)

(952) 887-3131
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $5.00 par value
DCI
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Donaldson Company Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on
November 22, 2019. The Company’s stockholders voted on each of the proposals detailed in the Company’s 2019 Proxy Statement.

Item 1

The Company’s stockholders elected four individuals to the Board of Directors as set forth below:

 
FOR
 
WITHHELD
 
BROKER
NON-VOTE
Michael J. Hoffman
99,994,073
 
2,195,683
 
11,699,621
Douglas A. Milroy
101,155,418
 
1,034,338
 
11,699,621
Willard D. Oberton
91,598,322
 
10,591,434
 
11,699,621
John P. Wiehoff
92,344,022
 
9,845,734
 
11,699,621

Item 2

The Company’s stockholders approved a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth below:

FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTE
98,769,897
 
2,955,758
 
464,101
 
11,699,621



Item 3
The Company's stockholders approved to adopt the Donaldson Company, Inc. 2019 Master Stock Incentive Plan was as follows:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTE
97,774,521
 
4,103,294
 
311,941
 
11,699,621


Item 4

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2020 as set forth below:

FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
111,706,081
 
1,930,450
 
252,846












SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.



Date: November 25, 2019
 
 
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
 
 
 
By: /s/ Amy C. Becker
 
 
 
Name: Amy C. Becker
 
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary