ROK 8-K
Rockwell Automation, Inc (ROK)
8-K
2025-02-06
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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): February 6, 2025 (February 4, 2025)
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
+1 (414 ) 382-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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):
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. ☐
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
a.The annual meeting of shareowners of the Company was held on February 4, 2025. The final results of each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the annual meeting are set forth below.
b.At the annual meeting, the shareowners:
i.voted to elect four directors of the Company for a term expiring at the annual meeting in 2028. Each nominee was elected by a vote of the shareowners as follows:
| Affirmative Votes | Votes Withheld | Broker Nonvotes | |||||||||||||||
| James P. Keane | 73,247,163 | 12,957,612 | 10,180,980 | ||||||||||||||
| Blake D. Moret | 76,065,071 | 10,139,704 | 10,180,980 | ||||||||||||||
| Thomas W. Rosamilia | 75,677,718 | 10,527,057 | 10,180,980 | ||||||||||||||
| Patricia A. Watson | 75,642,482 | 10,562,293 | 10,180,980 | ||||||||||||||
ii.voted on a proposal to approve on an advisory basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as set forth in the Company's proxy statement for the February 4, 2025, annual meeting with the approval of approximately 86% of the votes cast. The proposal was approved on an advisory basis by a vote of the shareowners as follows:
| Affirmative votes | 74,033,351 | ||||
| Negative votes | 10,723,681 | ||||
| Abstentions | 1,447,743 | ||||
| Broker Nonvotes | 10,180,980 | ||||
iii.voted on a proposal to approve the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareowners as follows:
| Affirmative votes | 89,208,322 | ||||
| Negative votes | 6,643,330 | ||||
| Abstentions | 534,103 | ||||
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.
| ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. | |||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| By | /s/ REBECCA W. HOUSE | ||||||||||
| Rebecca W. House | |||||||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief People and Legal Officer and Secretary | |||||||||||
Date: February 6, 2025