8-K

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): April 21, 2023

Corteva, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-38710	82-4979096
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

9330 Zionsville Road,

Indianapolis, Indiana 46268

974 Centre Road,

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(833) 267-8382

(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)

☐    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))

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 per share	CTVA	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. o

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

    On April 21, 2023, Corteva, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of the close of business on February 27, 2023, the record date for the annual meeting, 712,605,421 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote. A total of 624,175,439 shares of common stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 87.59 percent of the shares entitled to be voted. The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which are described in the Company's 2023 Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the following 13 nominees to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed.

Director	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Lamberto Andreotti	550,742,499	11,936,714	754,580	60,741,646
Klaus A. Engel, Ph.D.	556,388,342	6,306,849	738,602	60,741,646
David C. Everitt	533,137,139	29,553,405	743,249	60,741,646
Janet P. Giesselman	557,833,508	4,913,440	686,845	60,741,646
Karen H. Grimes	556,411,246	6,324,719	697,828	60,741,646
Michael O. Johanns	557,752,333	4,911,047	770,413	60,741,646
Rebecca B. Liebert, Ph.D.	557,834,874	4,829,028	769,891	60,741,646
Marcos M. Lutz	557,834,465	4,795,459	803,869	60,741,646
Charles V. Magro	560,649,996	2,040,915	742,882	60,741,646
Nayaki R. Nayyar	556,172,852	6,457,677	803,264	60,741,646
Gregory R. Page	514,694,079	47,980,367	759,347	60,741,646
Kerry J. Preete	558,161,273	4,550,666	721,854	60,741,646
Patrick J. Ward	555,245,076	7,437,230	751,487	60,741,646

Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of its named executive officers.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
529,286,496	32,007,209	2,140,088	60,741,646

Proposal 3 - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023.

For	Against	Abstain
596,941,330	26,530,944	703,165

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.

	CORTEVA, INC.
	(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Brian Titus
Name:	Brian Titus
Title:	Vice President and Controller

April 27, 2023

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