Expeditors International Of Washington Inc 8-K, filed May 7, 2020
Expeditors International Of Washington Inc (EXPD)
About this 8-K
Expeditors International Of Washington Inc filed this 8-K on May 7, 2020, reporting on events of May 5, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 5, 2020, the shareholders of the Company: (1) elected each of the eight director nominees set forth below; (2) approved an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers; (3) approved amendments to the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan; (4) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020; and (5) approved a shareholder proposal: NYC Comptroller Proposal.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will draft a policy that is responsive to the NYC Comptroller’s proposal and submit it to the Board of Directors for adoption in 2020.
The final voting results of each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
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(1) |
Election of the following eight directors, each to serve until the next Annual Meeting or until the election or qualification of his or her successor: |
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Number of Shares |
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Voted For |
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Voted Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Robert R. Wright |
137,438,283 |
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2,793,988 |
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155,623 |
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10,729,719 |
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Glenn M. Alger |
137,624,030 |
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2,623,058 |
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140,806 |
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10,729,719 |
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Robert P. Carlile |
139,288,923 |
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953,743 |
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145,228 |
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10,729,719 |
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James M. Dubois |
135,364,098 |
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4,871,661 |
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152,135 |
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10,729,719 |
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Mark A. Emmert |
131,905,814 |
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8,349,033 |
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133,047 |
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10,729,719 |
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Diane H. Gulyas |
135,702,066 |
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4,560,510 |
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125,318 |
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10,729,719 |
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Jeffrey S. Musser |
138,072,508 |
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2,176,280 |
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139,106 |
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10,729,719 |
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Liane J. Pelletier |
135,159,184 |
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5,101,936 |
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126,774 |
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10,729,719 |
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(2) Advisory vote to approve Named Executive Officer compensation:
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Voted For |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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133,124,882 |
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7,027,857 |
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234,956 |
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10,729,918 |
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(3) Approve amendments to the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan:
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Voted For |
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Abstain |
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136,435,470 |
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3,807,411 |
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144,814 |
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10,729,918 |
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(4) Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020:
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Voted For |
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Voted Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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144,940,400 |
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6,105,378 |
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71,835 |
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0 |
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(5) Shareholder Proposal: NYC Comptroller Proposal:
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Voted For |
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Voted Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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74,009,398 |
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65,978,415 |
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399,882 |
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10,729,918 |
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SIGNATURES
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.
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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC. |
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May 6, 2020 |
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/s/ JEFFREY F. DICKERMAN |
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Jeffrey F. Dickerman, Senior Vice President, General Counsel |