General Electric Co 8-K, filed May 7, 2021
General Electric Co (GE)
8-K
2021-05-07
For: 2021-05-04
View Original
Added on
April 02, 2026
About this 8-K
General Electric Co filed this 8-K on May 7, 2021, reporting on events of May 4, 2021.
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 (Date of earliest event reported) May 4, 2021
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (617 ) 443-3000
_______________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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 Instructions A.2. below):
| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | ||||||||
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | ||||||||
| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | ||||||||
| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) | ||||||||
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| 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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ☐ | |||||||
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) GE held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 4, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”).
(b) At the Annual Meeting, shareholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director; did not approve the advisory vote on our named executives’ compensation (“Say on Pay”); ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2021 (“Auditor Ratification”); and approved a reverse stock split and reduction in authorized stock and par value (“Reverse Stock Split”). The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposals dealing with multiple candidate elections or independent chair; consistent with the Company's recommendation, shareholders approved the shareholder proposal on the report on net zero indicator.
Election of Directors
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 1. Sébastien Bazin | 3,863,960,460 | 1,698,866,500 | 100,010,072 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 2. Ashton Carter | 5,508,115,444 | 121,075,074 | 33,646,514 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 3. H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. | 5,360,637,997 | 262,030,422 | 40,168,613 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 4. Francisco D’Souza | 4,331,211,597 | 1,232,481,571 | 99,143,864 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 5. Edward Garden | 4,378,834,759 | 1,185,390,960 | 98,611,313 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 6. Thomas Horton | 3,918,655,676 | 1,644,920,479 | 99,260,877 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 7. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey | 5,453,639,205 | 163,554,874 | 45,642,953 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 8. Catherine Lesjak | 5,510,398,458 | 119,373,294 | 33,065,280 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 9. Paula Rosput Reynolds | 4,809,760,014 | 754,503,179 | 98,573,839 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 10. Leslie Seidman | 5,496,194,773 | 133,615,422 | 33,026,837 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 11. James Tisch | 4,463,982,219 | 1,164,257,232 | 34,597,581 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
Management Proposals
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 1. Say on Pay | 2,379,035,320 | 3,237,533,413 | 46,268,299 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 2. Auditor Ratification | 6,536,107,157 | 50,855,981 | 26,321,693 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3. Reverse Stock Split | 5,456,557,933 | 172,702,124 | 33,576,975 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
Shareholder Proposals
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 1. Multiple Candidate Elections | 167,516,764 | 5,449,420,129 | 45,900,139 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 2. Independent Board Chairman | 1,677,856,609 | 3,944,693,982 | 40,286,441 | 950,447,799 | ||||||||||
| 3. Report on Net Zero Indicator | 6,386,794,493 | 132,529,856 | 93,960,482 | 0 | ||||||||||
(2)
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| General Electric Company | |||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| Date: May 7, 2021 | /s/ Christoph A. Pereira | ||||||||||
| Christoph A. Pereira Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Corporate Counsel | |||||||||||
(3)