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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  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): May 12, 2020

Masco Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
1-5794
38-1794485
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

17450 College Parkway,
Livonia,
Michigan
48152
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(313) 274-7400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
MAS
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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.






Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Masco Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 12, 2020. At the Annual Meeting, Company stockholders elected four Class II directors, approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (“say-on-pay”) and ratified the selection of the Company’s independent auditors. The votes cast on each of the three proposals are set forth below. As of the record date, 263,755,373 shares of Company common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote.

Proposal 1: The election of four Class II directors to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2023.

 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Keith J. Allman
220,666,351
3,139,787
108,231
14,253,458
J. Michael Losh
199,823,828
19,159,485
4,931,056
14,253,458
Christopher A. O'Herlihy
222,291,052
1,349,305
274,012
14,253,458
Charles K. Stevens, III
219,519,231
4,232,361
162,777
14,253,458

Proposal 2: A non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the related material disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
215,397,867
8,274,814
241,688
14,253,458

Proposal 3: The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as independent auditors for the Company for 2020.

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
220,631,752
17,389,917
146,158






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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
MASCO CORPORATION
 
 
 
By:
/s/ John G. Sznewajs
 
Name:
John G. Sznewajs
 
Title:
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
May 15, 2020