Ford Motor Co 8-K, filed May 14, 2024
Ford Motor Co (F)
8-K
2024-05-14
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About this 8-K
Ford Motor Co filed this 8-K on May 14, 2024, reporting on events of May 9, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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: May 9, 2024
(Date of earliest event reported)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 9, 2024, our Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held. The matters voted upon and the results of the vote were as follows:
Proposal One: Election of Directors.
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Kimberly A. Casiano | 4,502,167,470 | 187,221,045 | 23,330,725 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| Alexandra Ford English | 4,456,099,146 | 236,648,641 | 19,971,453 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| James D. Farley, Jr. | 4,586,260,417 | 105,320,049 | 21,138,774 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| Henry Ford III | 4,302,225,554 | 391,768,878 | 18,724,808 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| William Clay Ford, Jr. | 4,056,604,454 | 638,752,197 | 17,362,589 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| William W. Helman IV | 4,506,674,209 | 181,188,086 | 24,856,945 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | 4,423,883,330 | 265,569,393 | 23,266,517 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| William E. Kennard | 3,854,493,216 | 831,839,222 | 26,386,802 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| John C. May | 4,519,868,745 | 166,233,660 | 26,616,835 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| Beth E. Mooney | 4,524,493,885 | 163,538,942 | 24,686,413 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich | 4,496,276,578 | 193,127,779 | 23,314,883 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| John L. Thornton | 4,450,825,124 | 237,319,270 | 24,574,846 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| John B. Veihmeyer | 4,518,578,547 | 168,847,136 | 25,293,557 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
| John S. Weinberg | 4,516,033,584 | 170,774,808 | 25,910,848 | 945,738,196 | ||||||||||
Proposal Two: Ratification of the Selection of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. A proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the books of account and other corporate records of the Company for 2024 was adopted with the votes shown:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 5,506,982,721 | 126,729,755 | 24,744,960 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Three: Relating to an Advisory Vote by Shareholders to Approve the Compensation of the Named Executives. A proposal relating to a shareholder non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Named Executives (“say on pay”) was approved with the votes shown:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 4,352,314,256 | 331,784,343 | 28,620,641 | 945,738,196 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Four: Relating to Approval of the Company’s 2024 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. A proposal relating to the approval of the Company’s 2024 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors was approved with the votes shown:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 4,523,751,363 | 164,001,224 | 24,966,653 | 945,738,196 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Five: Relating to Consideration of a Recapitalization Plan to Provide that All of the Company’s Outstanding Stock Have One Vote Per Share. A proposal relating to consideration of a recapitalization plan to provide that all of the Company’s outstanding stock have one vote per share was rejected with the votes shown:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 1,794,837,533 | 2,894,375,732 | 23,505,975 | 945,738,196 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Six: Relating to Disclosure of the Company’s Reliance on Child Labor Outside of the United States. A proposal relating to disclosure of the Company’s reliance on child labor outside the United States was rejected with the votes shown:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 262,621,495 | 4,403,120,660 | 46,977,085 | 945,738,196 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Seven: Relating to Reporting on the Company’s Supply Chain Transparency and Traceability. A proposal relating to reporting on the Company’s supply chain transparency and traceability was rejected with the votes shown:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 308,296,271 | 4,366,729,662 | 37,693,307 | 945,738,196 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: May 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ David J. Witten | ||||||
| David J. Witten | ||||||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||||||