Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 13, 2021 (May 7, 2021)
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-644
13-1815595
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
300 Park Avenue
New York,
New York
10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (212) 310-2000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
CL
New York Stock Exchange
0.000% Notes due 2021
CL21A
New York Stock Exchange
0.500% Notes due 2026
CL26
New York Stock Exchange
1.375% Notes due 2034
CL34
New York Stock Exchange
0.875% Notes due 2039
CL39
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 7, 2021. The matters voted on and the results of the vote were as follows.
(b) The Company’s stockholders voted on the matters set forth below.
1.John P. Bilbrey, John T. Cahill, Lisa M. Edwards, C. Martin Harris, Martina Hund-Mejean, Kimberly A. Nelson, Lorrie M. Norrington, Michael B. Polk, Stephen I. Sadove, and Noel R. Wallace were elected directors of the Company. The results of the vote were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
John P. Bilbrey
636,151,665
20,704,966
1,401,907
73,787,974
John T. Cahill
614,940,694
40,878,241
2,439,603
73,787,974
Lisa M. Edwards
641,114,928
15,975,924
1,167,686
73,787,974
C. Martin Harris
610,448,983
46,461,067
1,348,488
73,787,974
Martina Hund-Mejean
650,526,461
5,681,499
2,050,578
73,787,974
Kimberly A. Nelson
654,122,729
2,237,152
1,898,657
73,787,974
Lorrie M. Norrington
646,680,760
10,378,322
1,199,456
73,787,974
Michael B. Polk
634,103,153
22,749,722
1,405,663
73,787,974
Stephen I. Sadove
582,117,337
74,360,983
1,780,218
73,787,974
Noel R. Wallace
604,828,228
46,623,591
6,806,719
73,787,974
2.The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified. The results of the vote were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
712,784,004
18,055,638
1,206,870
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3.A non-binding advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
606,734,051
48,283,466
3,241,021
73,787,974
4.A stockholder proposal regarding independent Board Chairman was not approved. The results of the vote were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
313,146,425
342,526,539
2,585,574
73,787,974
5.A stockholder proposal regarding reducing the ownership threshold to call special stockholder meetings to 10% was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
332,824,549
322,391,108
3,042,881
73,787,974
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.