8-K 1 dp17704_8k.htm FORM 8-K Unassociated Document



 
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): May 18, 2010
 
Morgan Stanley
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Charter)
 
     
Delaware
1-11758
36-3145972
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

     
     
1585 Broadway, New York, New York
 
      10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
      (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 761-4000
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Morgan Stanley (the “Company”) held on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) to authorize an additional 38 million shares to be available for issuance as awards under the Plan.

For a description of the terms and conditions of the Plan, as amended and restated as of March 19, 2010, see “Summary of the Plan as Proposed to be Amended” under “Item 4. Company Proposal to Amend 2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan” in the proxy statement for the Company’s Annual Meeting, which description is incorporated herein by reference.  The description of the Plan contained in the proxy statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is filed herewith as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
 
Item 5.07.          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
At the Company’s Annual Meeting, shareholders voted on proposals to elect directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor.  The shareholders also voted on Company proposals to implement a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation matters, to amend the Plan and on shareholder proposals regarding special shareowner meetings, executive equity holdings requirement, independent chair, report on pay disparity and recoupment of management bonuses.

All nominees for election to the Board were elected for a term that will continue until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until the director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified (or the director’s earlier resignation, death or removal). The shareholders’ vote ratified the appointment of the independent auditor, implemented a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation matters as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement and amended the Plan. The shareholder proposals regarding special shareowner meetings, executive equity holdings requirement, independent chair, report on pay disparity and recoupment of management bonuses were not approved.

The number of votes cast for or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal, as applicable, is set forth below. The Company’s independent inspector of election reported the final vote of the shareholders as follows:

                     
       
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-vote
   
Election of Directors
               
 
  
Roy J. Bostock
  
720,133,584
 
388,706,212
 
6,341,745
 
119,696,153
 
  
Erskine B. Bowles
  
1,080,659,013
 
27,835,909
 
6,686,665
 
119,696,107
 
  
Howard J. Davies
  
1,091,346,439
 
16,550,050
 
7,285,088
 
119,696,117
 
  
James P. Gorman
  
1,093,603,297
 
17,377,941
 
4,200,343
 
119,696,113
 
  
James H. Hance, Jr.
  
1,060,846,104
 
46,278,563
 
8,056,911
 
119,696,116
 
  
Nobuyuki Hirano
  
1,085,603,034
 
23,588,648
 
5,989,895
 
119,696,117
 
  
C. Robert Kidder
  
1,076,622,604
 
32,057,214
 
6,501,763
 
119,696,113
 
  
John J. Mack
  
1,089,045,548
 
21,260,461
 
4,875,567
 
119,696,118
 
  
Donald T. Nicolaisen
  
1,088,882,126
 
20,187,799
 
6,111,655
 
119,696,114
 
  
Hutham S. Olayan
  
1,058,695,368
 
49,778,703
 
6,707,513
 
119,696,115
 
  
O. Griffith Sexton
  
1,095,476,409
 
14,001,923
 
5,703,247
 
119,696,115
 
  
Laura D. Tyson
  
974,960,652
 
133,752,042
 
6,468,889
 
119,696,111
 
  
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor
  
1,219,636,240
 
11,071,864
 
4,169,590
 
*
 
  
Approve Compensation of Executives (Non-Binding Advisory Resolution)
  
1,166,746,552
 
58,602,997
 
9,527,928
 
*
 
  
Amend 2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan
  
725,133,250
 
385,289,064
 
4,759,206
 
119,696,174
 
  
Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareowner Meetings
  
354,855,284
 
752,751,969
 
7,574,311
 
119,696,130
   
Shareholder Proposal Regarding Executive Equity Holdings Requirement
 
211,227,587
 
895,758,122
 
8,195,855
 
119,696,130
 

 
 
   
Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Chair
 
300,588,322
 
807,809,602
 
6,783,646
 
119,696,124
   
Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Pay Disparity
 
55,124,367
 
990,181,162
 
69,876,029
 
119,696,136
   
Shareholder Proposal Regarding Recoupment of Management Bonuses
 
332,784,257
 
773,165,584
 
9,231,715
 
119,696,138
     _______________
     *          Not applicable.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.          Description

10.1                      2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated as of March 19, 2010.


 
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.
 
       MORGAN STANLEY
       (Registrant)
 
       
By:
 
/s/ Martin M. Cohen
 
  Name: 
 Martin M. Cohen
 
  Title:  Corporate Secretary  
 
Date: May 19, 2010