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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Each of the following ten persons was elected as a Director of the Company for a term expiring at the Company's 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such Director's successor is duly elected and qualified.
The voting results were as follows:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Christopher L. Conway | 84,267,385 | 1,080,843 | 942,969 |
Michael J. Dubose | 84,949,359 | 398,869 | 942,969 |
David A. Dunbar | 84,411,907 | 936,321 | 942,969 |
Louise K. Goeser | 84,525,175 | 823,053 | 942,969 |
Jes Munk Hansen | 84,357,005 | 991,223 | 942,969 |
W. Craig Kissel | 82,390,024 | 2,958,204 | 942,969 |
Joseph T. Noonan | 85,072,527 | 275,701 | 942,969 |
Robert J. Pagano, Jr. | 85,091,559 | 256,669 | 942,969 |
Merilee Raines | 84,533,384 | 814,844 | 942,969 |
Joseph W. Reitmeier | 84,440,602 | 907,626 | 942,969 |
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
The results of the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
Number of votes cast for the proposal: | 76,364,661 |
Number of votes cast against the proposal: | 8,892,669 |
Number of abstentions: | 90,898 |
Number of broker non-votes: | 942,969 |
Proposal 2, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of 89.5% of the votes present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting, was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal 3: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:
Number of votes cast for the proposal: | 84,858,921 |
Number of votes cast against the proposal: | 1,421,480 |
Number of abstentions: | 10,796 |
Number of broker non-votes: | 0 |
Proposal 3, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of 98.3% of the votes present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting, was approved.
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.
Date: May 13, 2021 | WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Kenneth R. Lepage |
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| Kenneth R. Lepage |
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| General Counsel, Chief Human Resources Officer & Secretary |
