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):
March 8, 2023
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ireland
001-13836
98-0390500
(State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
One Albert Quay.Cork, Ireland, T12 X8N6
(Address of principal executive offices and postal code)
(353)
21-423-5000
Not Applicable
(Registrant’s telephone number)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Ordinary Shares, Par Value $0.01
JCI
New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Senior Notes due 2023
JCI23A
New York Stock Exchange
3.625% Senior Notes due 2024
JCI24A
New York Stock Exchange
1.375% Notes due 2025
JCI25A
New York Stock Exchange
3.900% Notes due 2026
JCI26A
New York Stock Exchange
0.375% Senior Notes due 2027
JCI27
New York Stock Exchange
3.000% Senior Notes due 2028
JCI28
New York Stock Exchange
1.750% Senior Notes due 2030
JCI30
New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2031
JCI31
New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Senior Notes due 2032
JCI32
New York Stock Exchange
4.900% Senior Notes due 2032
JCI32A
New York Stock Exchange
6.000% Notes due 2036
JCI36A
New York Stock Exchange
5.70% Senior Notes due 2041
JCI41B
New York Stock Exchange
5.250% Senior Notes due 2041
JCI41C
New York Stock Exchange
4.625% Senior Notes due 2044
JCI44A
New York Stock Exchange
5.125% Notes due 2045
JCI45B
New York Stock Exchange
6.950% Debentures due December 1, 2045
JCI45A
New York Stock Exchange
4.500% Senior Notes due 2047
JCI47
New York Stock Exchange
4.950% Senior Notes due 2064
JCI64A
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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.
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Item 5.07Submission of matters to a vote of security holders.
The 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Johnson Controls International plc (the "Company") was held on March 8, 2023 in Cork, Ireland. At the meeting, the holders of 618,175,656 of the Company’s ordinary shares were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. At the meeting, shareholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated January 20, 2023. The vote results detailed below represent final results.
Proposal No. 1 - Election of the Board of Directors
Proposal No. 1 was the election, by separate resolution, of each member of Board of Directors. The following individuals were elected to serve on the Board of Directors until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
Jean Blackwell
574,160,031
12,458,789
1,499,546
30,057,290
Pierre Cohade
583,743,635
3,705,355
669,376
30,057,290
Michael E. Daniels
557,901,742
29,585,781
630,843
30,057,290
W. Roy Dunbar
573,181,110
14,288,159
649,097
30,057,290
Gretchen R. Haggerty
580,895,085
6,656,668
566,613
30,057,290
Ayesha Khanna
585,201,683
2,249,537
667,146
30,057,290
Simone Menne
583,604,656
3,926,378
587,332
30,057,290
George R. Oliver
561,040,092
25,465,855
1,612,419
30,057,290
Jürgen Tinggren
575,979,031
11,503,654
635,681
30,057,290
Mark Vergnano
575,279,055
12,274,168
565,143
30,057,290
John D. Young
575,664,761
11,884,737
568,868
30,057,290
Proposal No. 2.a - Ratify appointment of independent auditors
Proposal No. 2.a was a management proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditors of the Company. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
585,450,179
32,111,202
614,275
Proposal No. 2.b - Authorize the Audit Committee to set the auditors’ remuneration
Proposal No. 2.b was a management proposal to authorize the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set the auditors’ remuneration. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
603,483,949
14,032,267
659,440
Proposal No. 3 - Authorize the Company to make market purchases of Company shares
Proposal No. 3 was a management proposal to authorize the Company and/or any subsidiary of the Company to make market purchases of Company shares. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
612,274,301
4,328,033
1,573,322
Proposal No. 4 - Determine the price range at which the Company can reissue treasury shares
Proposal No. 4 was a management proposal to determine the price range at which the Company can re-allot shares that it holds as treasury shares. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
613,835,945
2,590,678
1,749,033
Proposal No. 5 - Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation
Proposal No. 5 was a management proposal to hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s executives, as described in the Proxy Statement. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
541,710,437
45,556,654
851,275
30,057,290
Proposal No. 6 - Non-binding vote on the frequency of the vote on executive compensation
Proposal No. 6 was a management proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the executive compensation vote. An annual vote was approved.
1 YEAR
2 YEARS
3 YEARS
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
579,961,833
698,803
6,735,567
722,163
30,057,290
In accordance with these results and its previous recommendation (as set forth in the definitive proxy statement for the 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders), the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Company will hold future advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes regarding executive compensation, which the Company expects to hold no later than its 2029 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Proposal No. 7 - Approval of the Board of Directors’ authority to allot shares
Proposal No. 7 was a management proposal to approve the Board of Directors’ authority to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal value of US$1,433,400, or approximately 20% of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
606,251,776
11,133,112
790,768
Proposal No. 8 - Waiver of statutory pre-emption rights
Proposal No. 8 was a management proposal to approve the waiver by shareholders of their statutory pre-emption rights in the event of the issuance of ordinary shares for cash, if the issuance is limited to up to an aggregate nominal value of US$358,000, or approximately 5% of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
610,810,119
6,243,255
1,122,282
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.