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8-Feb-2013
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Submission of Matters to a Vote of
(b) As previously reported, on February 5, 2013, Walter J. Galvin retired as a member of the Board of Directors and as Vice Chairman of Emerson Electric Co. (the "Company"). In addition, R. L. Ridgway retired from the Board of Directors effective as of the election of Directors at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on February 5, 2013 (the "Annual Meeting"). Ms. Ridgway did not stand for re-election at the Company's Annual Meeting in accordance with the requirement in the Company's Bylaws that an individual may not stand for election or re-election as a Director after the age of 72. The information provided in Item 5.02(e) of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated into this Item 5.02(b) by reference.
(e) On February 5, 2013, the Company and Mr. Galvin entered into a letter agreement and related consulting agreement (summarized below and attached hereto as exhibits) in connection with his voluntary retirement.
Under the letter agreement, Mr. Galvin agreed to non-competition and non-solicitation provisions during the one year consulting term and for two years thereafter and reaffirmed his obligations under his existing non-competition agreements. He will also remain subject to the Company's Clawback Policy, which in some cases permits the Company to require reimbursement of annual or long-term incentive compensation paid to an executive officer in the event of a material restatement of the Company's consolidated financial statements. Mr. Galvin also agreed to certain confidentiality provisions and to release the Company from all claims related to his employment.
Subject to the terms of the applicable plans, Mr. Galvin will be eligible to receive his earned pension benefits under the Company's retirement and supplemental retirement plans and be eligible for distributions under the Company's 401(k) plan and related non-qualified plan. In addition, in accordance with the applicable stockholder-approved stock option plan's retirement provisions, and as approved by the Company's Compensation Committee, Mr. Galvin's remaining unvested stock options vested on his retirement and any unexercised options may be exercised over five years (but not longer than the original term). The Company agreed to continue to pay for a leased automobile, financial planning, and existing club dues, but may terminate such payments at any time.
The consulting agreement provides for a term of one year, subject to the Company's right to terminate in certain cases. Under the agreement, Mr. Galvin would provide services related to the Company's governmental affairs and leadership programs, and would receive consulting fees of $41,667 per month and reimbursement of related expenses. The consulting agreement also contains additional confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions.
In recognition of Mr. Galvin's retirement, the Company determined to make a charitable contribution in the amount of $500,000, in the names of the Company and Mr. Galvin, payable in five annual installments beginning in 2013.
The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on February 5, 2013 are as follows:
Proposal 1: The five Directors named in the Proxy Statement were elected by the stockholders, by the votes set forth in the table below:
Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
C. A. H. Boersig 506,656,787 18,899,342 103,146,275
J. B. Bolten 518,495,904 7,060,225 103,146,275
M. S. Levatich 515,283,413 10,272,716 103,146,275
R. L. Stephenson 461,417,495 64,138,634 103,146,275
A. A. Busch III 510,251,587 15,304,542 103,146,275
Proposal 2: The Company's executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement was approved by the non-binding advisory votes of the stockholders set forth in the table below:
494,541,641 26,237,419 4,777,069 103,146,275
Proposal 3: The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013 was ratified by the stockholders, by the votes set forth in the table below:
621,240,623 5,707,253 1,754,528
Proposal 4: The proposal to approve an amendment to the Company's Restated
Articles of Incorporation to declassify the Company's Board of Directors as
described in the Proxy Statement, which required the vote of 85% of outstanding
shares for approval, was not approved by the stockholders, by the votes set
forth in the table below:
515,048,369 8,248,984 2,258,776 103,146,275 71.18%
Proposal 5: The stockholder proposal requesting the issuance of a sustainability report as described in the Proxy Statement was not approved by the stockholders, by the votes set forth in the table below:
161,062,144 267,134,521 97,359,464 103,146,275
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibits
10.1 Letter Agreement effective as of February 5, 2013
by and between Emerson Electric Co. and Walter J.
Galvin.
10.2 Consulting Agreement made and entered into as of
February 5, 2013 by and between Emerson Electric
Co. and Walter J. Galvin.
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