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Shareholder Vote

Filed Jun 26, 2017 · 9y ago · Accession 0001193125-17-212797

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Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2017 to announce the preliminary results of the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 6, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). This Amendment is being filed to disclose the final voting results received from IVS Associates, Inc. (“IVS”), the independent inspector of elections for the Annual Meeting. Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders On June 23, 2017, IVS delivered its final vote tabulation that certified the final voting results for each of the matters set forth below that were submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the close of business on April 7, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 1,510,395,471 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), were outstanding and entitled to vote. Of these, 1,233,343,870 shares of Common Stock were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 82 percent of the shares entitled to be voted. This includes 81,281,895 shares held through brokers with respect to which voting instructions were not received and which were permitted to vote only on Item No. 5 listed below. The voting results and percentages next to the voting results listed below were calculated without regard to such uninstructed shares except in the case of Item No. 5. The final tabulation from IVS of voting results for the election of directors and other proposals is set forth below. Item No. 1 – Election of Directors . The Company’s shareholders elected the following nominees, constituting the Company’s full slate of nominees, to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed: Mary T. Barra, Theodore M. Solso, Joseph J. Ashton, Linda R. Gooden, Joseph Jimenez, Jane L. Mendillo, Michael G. Mullen, James J. Mulva, Patricia F. Russo, Thomas M. Schoewe, and Carol M. Stephenson. The Company’s Board of Directors’ Nominees Director For Withheld Percentage For Mary T. Barra 1,129,136,572 22,776,040 98% Theodore M. Solso 1,144,892,758 7,019,853 99% Joseph J. Ashton 1,145,059,659 6,852,953 99% Linda R. Gooden 1,140,858,449 11,054,162 99% Joseph Jimenez 1,132,891,949 19,020,663 98% Jane L. Mendillo 998,698,373 5,482,372 87% Michael G. Mullen 997,848,120 6,332,625 87% James J. Mulva 1,138,285,742 13,626,870 99% Patricia F. Russo 1,123,187,879 28,724,733 97% Thomas M. Schoewe 1,145,152,113 6,760,498 99% Carol M. Stephenson 969,792,357 21,192,777 84% Greenlight’s Nominees Director For Withheld Percentage For Leo Hindery, Jr. 159,520,814 1,556,027 14% Vinit Sethi 145,135,084 2,746,146 13% William N. Thorndike, Jr. 146,313,100 1,568,131 13% Item No. 2 – Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Named Executive Officer Compensation. The Company’s shareholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. For Against Abstain Percentage For 1,108,853,783 37,339,030 5,154,246 96% Item No. 3 – Approval of the General Motors Company 2017 Short-Term Incentive Plan . The Company’s shareholders approved the General Motors Company 2017 Short-Term Incentive Plan. For Against Abstain Percentage For 1,107,301,709 39,221,809 5,538,457 96% Item No. 4 – Approval of the General Motors Company 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan . The Company’s shareholders approved the General Motors Company 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan. For Against Abstain Percentage For 1,108,961,435 37,694,268 5,406,273 96% Item No. 5 – Ratification of the Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2017 . The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017. For Against Abstain Percentage For 1,212,997,565 16,051,442 4,294,864 98% Item No. 6 – Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chairman . The Company’s shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman. For Against Abstain Percentage Against 467,374,095 679,225,021 5,462,859 59% Item No. 7 – Greenlight Proposal Regarding Creation of Dual-Class Common Stock . The Company’s shareholders did not approve Greenlight’s proposal regarding the creation of dual-class common stock. For Against Abstain Percentage Against 90,006,827 1,053,306,852 8,748,296 91% 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. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY (Registrant) /s/ Jill E. Sutton Date: June 26, 2017 By: Jill E. Sutton Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Filing details
Ticker
GM
CIK
1467858
Form type
8-K/A
Filing date
Jun 26, 2017
Report date
Jun 6, 2017
Document
d413394d8ka.htm
Size
45 KB