8-K

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 4, 2021

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-35166	62-1411546
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

520 Lake Cook Road

Deerfield, IL 60015

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

847-484-4400

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d‑2(b))
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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	FBHS	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).

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.

(a)Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 4, 2021.

(b)At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders voted on the following matters: (i) election of four directors to serve as Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021; and (iii) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. Set forth below are the voting results for each of these proposals:

Proposal 1: The election of four Class I directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting

Director Name	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Ann F. Hackett	112,864,781	2,499,719	130,948	9,268,918
John G. Morikis	114,015,430	1,347,201	132,817	9,268,918
Jeffery S. Perry	114,589,997	767,927	137,524	9,268,918
Ronald V. Waters, III	110,202,894	5,143,217	149,337	9,268,918

Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment by the Company’s Audit Committee of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021

For	Against	Abstain
123,755,961	890,386	118,019

Proposal 3: An advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
107,288,486	7,883,006	323,956	9,268,918

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.

FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC.
	(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Robert K. Biggart
Name:	Robert K. Biggart
Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date:  May 5, 2021

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