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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) October 3, 2019

 

RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-14187

 

02-0642224

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

     

2628 Pearl Road, P.O. Box 777, Medina, Ohio

 

44258

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 273-5090

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01

 

RPM

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

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.

Annual Meeting Results

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on October 3, 2019. The following matters were voted on at the Annual Meeting, and the results were as follows:

(i)    Election of Kirkland B. Andrews, David A. Daberko, Thomas S. Gross and Frank C. Sullivan as Directors of the Company. The nominees were elected as Directors with the following votes:

Kirkland B. Andrews

For

   

105,400,072

 

Withheld

   

924,671

 

Broker Non-Votes

   

12,607,590

 

David A. Daberko

For

   

103,356,970

 

Withheld

   

2,967,773

 

Broker Non-Votes

   

12,607,590

 

Thomas S. Gross

For

   

104,261,504

 

Withheld

   

2,063,239

 

Broker Non-Votes

   

12,607,590

 

Frank C. Sullivan

For

   

103,139,716

 

Withheld

   

3,185,027

 

Broker Non-Votes

   

12,607,590

 

In addition to the Directors above, the following Directors’ terms of office continued after the Annual Meeting: John M. Ballbach, Bruce A. Carbonari, Jenniffer D. Deckard, Salvatore D. Fazzolari, Julie A. Lagacy, Robert A. Livingston, Frederick R. Nance and William B. Summers, Jr.


(ii)    The proposal to approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, was approved with the following votes:

For

   

100,213,608

 

Against

   

5,393,874

 

Abstain

   

717,261

 

Broker Non-Votes

   

12,607,590

 

(iii)    The proposal to approve an amendment of the Company’s 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan was approved with the following votes:

For

   

103,146,434

 

Against

   

2,418,870

 

Abstain

   

759,439

 

Broker Non-Votes

   

12,607,590

 

(iv)    The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020 was approved with the following votes:

For

   

118,414,293

 

Against

   

267,920

 

Abstain

   

250,120

 

Broker Non-Votes

   

0

 

For information on how the votes for the above matters were tabulated, see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement used in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 3, 2019.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 3, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing an increase in its quarterly cash dividend. A copy of the press release is furnished with this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

   

Description

         
 

99.1

   

Press Release of the Company, dated October 3, 2019, announcing a dividend increase.

         
 

104

   

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


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.

 

 

 

RPM International Inc.

 

 

 

(Registrant)

             

Date October 9, 2019

 

 

 

             

 

 

 

/s/ Edward W. Moore

 

 

 

Edward W. Moore

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

Chief Compliance Officer