Ingevity Corp 8-K, filed Apr 23, 2021
Ingevity Corp (NGVT)
8-K
2021-04-23
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About this 8-K
Ingevity Corp filed this 8-K on April 23, 2021, reporting on events of April 22, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 843 -740-2300
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On April 22, 2021, Ingevity Corporation (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual Meeting, at which the Company’s stockholders voted on the three proposals identified below. Each of the proposals are described in more detail in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2021.
There were 42,934,785 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding on the record date and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and 38,054,430 shares (88.63%) were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which number constituted a quorum.
Proposals No. 1, 2, and 3 were approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s stockholders. The final voting results for each proposal are described below.
1. A proposal to elect the eight (8) director candidates 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 | 36,082,795 | 316,265 | 27,691 | 1,627,679 | ||||||||||
| Luis Fernandez-Moreno | 36,012,692 | 379,806 | 34,253 | 1,627,679 | ||||||||||
| J. Michael Fitzpatrick | 35,959,002 | 433,394 | 34,335 | 1,627,679 | ||||||||||
| John C. Fortson | 36,000,241 | 391,742 | 34,768 | 1,627,679 | ||||||||||
| Diane H. Gulyas | 36,006,491 | 391,854 | 28,406 | 1,627,679 | ||||||||||
| Frederick J. Lynch | 35,609,413 | 783,126 | 34,212 | 1,627,679 | ||||||||||
| Karen G. Narwold | 36,007,309 | 391,739 | 27,703 | 1,627,679 | ||||||||||
| Daniel F. Sansone | 36,036,651 | 355,791 | 34,309 | 1,627,679 | ||||||||||
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||
| 37,977,360 | 51,558 | 25,512 | ||||||
3. Approve on an advisory basis (non-binding) the compensation paid to our named executive officers (Say-on-Pay).
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | ||||||||
| 34,405,004 | 1,954,304 | 67,443 | 1,627,679 | ||||||||
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 | |||||
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| By: | /S/ STACY L. COZAD | ||||
| Stacy L. Cozad | |||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
Date: April 22, 2021