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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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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 6, 2016
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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
1-13881
52-2055918
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
10400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, Maryland
20817
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 380-3000
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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:
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 6, 2016, Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Marriott’s shareholders voted on the matters outlined in the 2016 Proxy Statement (“Proxy Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2016, as follows:
1.
Marriott’s shareholders elected eleven director nominees named in the Proxy Statement with the following votes:
NOMINEE
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
J.W. Marriott, Jr.
1,970,291,712
 
37,368,333
 
2,067,691
 
258,565,806
Mary K. Bush
1,962,266,192
 
42,132,025
 
5,329,519
 
258,565,806
Deborah M. Harrison
1,966,219,929
 
39,236,483
 
4,271,324
 
258,565,806
Frederick A. Henderson
1,950,229,228
 
52,679,783
 
6,818,725
 
258,565,806
Lawrence W. Kellner
1,959,221,826
 
44,554,270
 
5,951,640
 
258,565,806
Debra L. Lee
1,965,015,702
 
38,935,778
 
5,776,256
 
258,565,806
George Muñoz
1,963,525,132
 
40,413,140
 
5,789,464
 
258,565,806
Steven S Reinemund
1,963,902,993
 
39,233,216
 
6,591,527
 
258,565,806
W. Mitt Romney
1,981,600,850
 
21,370,621
 
6,756,265
 
258,565,806
Susan C. Schwab
1,963,446,329
 
40,536,251
 
5,745,156
 
258,565,806
Arne M. Sorenson
1,997,492,746
 
9,020,808
 
3,214,182
 
258,565,806

2.
Marriott’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Marriott’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016 with the following votes:
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
2,251,271,383
10,627,821
6,394,338

3.
Marriott’s shareholders approved the advisory resolution to approve the compensation of Marriott’s named executive officers with the following votes:
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
1,955,297,802
42,742,167
11,687,767
258,565,806

4.
Marriott’s shareholders did not approve a shareholder resolution proposing that a simple majority voting standard be applied throughout Marriott’s governance documents with the following votes:
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
868,890,577
1,119,706,728
21,130,431
258,565,806
 



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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.
 
 
 
 
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
 
Date: May 10, 2016
By:
 
/s/ Bancroft S. Gordon
 
 
 
Bancroft S. Gordon
 
 
 
Vice President, Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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