8-K

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (FBIN)

8-K 2020-05-01 For: 2020-04-28
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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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):  April 28, 2020

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware 1-35166 62-1411546
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation) (Commission<br>File Number) (IRS Employer <br>Identification No.)

520 Lake Cook Road

Deerfield, IL 60015

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

847-484-4400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock FBHS New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 28, 2020.

(b)At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders voted on the following matters: (i) election of three directors to serve as Class III directors for a term of three years expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020; and (iii) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. Set forth below are the voting results for each of these proposals:

Proposal 1: The election of three Class III directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting
Director Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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Nicholas I. Fink 114,202,852 894,569 157,471 10,946,776
A.D. David Mackay 113,013,641 2,009,728 231,523 10,946,776
David M. Thomas 109,709,188 5,390,326 155,378 10,946,776
Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment by the Company’s Audit Committee of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020
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For Against Abstain
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124,271,897 1,777,258 152,513
Proposal 3: An advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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106,757,559 8,153,032 344,301 10,946,776

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.

FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC.

(Registrant)

By:/s/Robert K. Biggart<br>Name:Robert K. Biggart
Title:Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Date:  May 1, 2020