Ingevity Corp 8-K, filed Apr 28, 2023
Ingevity Corp (NGVT)
8-K
2023-04-28
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About this 8-K
Ingevity Corp filed this 8-K on April 28, 2023, reporting on events of April 27, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
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INGEVITY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On April 27, 2023, Ingevity Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the Company’s stockholders voted on the five proposals identified below. Each of the proposals is described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2023.
There were 37,168,186 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding on the record date and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and 34,898,378 shares (93.89%) were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which number constituted a quorum.
The final voting results for each proposal voted upon at the Annual Meeting are described below.
1.Election of the ten (10) director nominees listed below, each for a one-year term or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||||||||||
| Jean S. Blackwell | 33,107,747 | 340,909 | 34,578 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||||
| Luis Fernandez-Moreno | 32,595,205 | 849,097 | 38,932 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||||
| John C. Fortson | 33,206,684 | 239,091 | 37,459 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||||
| Diane H. Gulyas | 33,143,701 | 302,275 | 37,258 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||||
| Bruce D. Hoechner | 33,237,502 | 207,415 | 38,317 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||||
| Frederick J. Lynch | 33,250,374 | 194,892 | 37,968 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||||
| Karen G. Narwold | 33,314,596 | 130,603 | 38,035 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||||
| Daniel F. Sansone | 33,173,801 | 270,411 | 39,022 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||||
| William J. Slocum | 33,246,999 | 198,551 | 37,684 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||||
| Benjamin G. (Shon) Wright | 33,350,328 | 94,165 | 38,741 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||||
2.Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | ||||||||
| 31,326,271 | 2,108,811 | 48,152 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||
3. Approval, on a non-binding basis, of the frequency of named executive officer compensation advisory vote.
| Votes For Every One Year | 31,837,964 | ||||
| Votes For Every Two Years | 9,365 | ||||
| Votes For Every Three Years | 1,606,220 | ||||
| Votes to Abstain | 29,685 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 1,415,144 | ||||
After considering the outcome of this advisory vote, the Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold the advisory (non-binding) vote on named executive officer compensation once every year until the next required advisory vote on frequency, which will be no later than the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders occurring six years from the date of this annual meeting held on April 27, 2023.
4. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||
| 34,679,413 | 197,213 | 21,752 | ||||||
5. Approval of amendment and restatement of the 2017 Ingevity Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | ||||||||
| 33,222,364 | 243,149 | 17,721 | 1,415,144 | ||||||||
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | ||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| INGEVITY CORPORATION | |||||
| (Registrant) | |||||
| By: | /S/ STACY L. COZAD | ||||
| Stacy L. Cozad | |||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
Date: April 28, 2023