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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 25, 2017 (May 24, 2017)

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-815
 
51-0014090
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Of Incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
974 Centre Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19805
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (302) 774-1000
 
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:
 
o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 24, 2017, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of the close of business on March 28, 2017, the record date for the annual meeting, 866,755,737 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.30 per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote. A total of 757,122,801 shares of common stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 87.35 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 2017 Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the following 10 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
626,844,094
5,433,947

 
1,927,564
122,917,196
Edward D. Breen
616,759,673
14,307,769

 
3,138,163
122,917,196
Robert A. Brown
627,658,670
4,604,627

 
1,942,308
122,917,196
Alexander M. Cutler
511,437,225
120,854,218

 
1,914,162
122,917,196
Eleuthère I. du Pont
511,112,074
121,205,467

 
1,888,064
122,917,196
James L. Gallogly
626,795,178
5,482,351

 
1,928,076
122,917,196
Marillyn A. Hewson
511,389,351
120,698,638

 
2,117,616
122,917,196
Lois D. Juliber
508,490,143
123,809,239

 
1,906,223
122,917,196
Lee M. Thomas
511,498,994
120,764,700

 
1,941,911
122,917,196
Patrick J. Ward
627,620,797
4,624,461

 
1,960,347
122,917,196


Proposal 2 - 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 2017.

For
Against
Abstain
747,022,770
8,433,865
1,666,166


Proposal 3 - 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
468,015,381
162,591,803
3,598,421
122,917,196


Proposal 4 - Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, one year as the frequency for advisory votes on executive compensation.

One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstain
570,197,766
2,245,509
59,736,050
2,026,280


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The Company will include a shareholder vote on the compensation of executives every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives.


Proposal 5 - Stockholder Proposal on Executive Compensation Report. The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding the preparation of a report reviewing the Company’s compensation packages for senior executives.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
26,557,696
592,201,081
15,446,828
122,917,196


Proposal 6 - Stockholder Proposal on Accident Risk Reduction Report. The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding a report on the steps the Company has taken to reduce risk of accidents.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
167,557,781
427,996,068
38,651,756
122,917,196




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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.
 
 
 
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Jeanmarie F. Desmond
 
Jeanmarie F. Desmond
 
Vice President and Controller
 
May 25, 2017

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