Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2022
WESCO International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-14989
25-1723342
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
225 West Station Square Drive Suite 700
15219
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
(412)454-2200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Title of Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
WCC
New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
WCC PR A
New York Stock Exchange
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 26, 2022, WESCO International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A quorum was present at the meeting. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of the stockholders and the voting tabulations for each matter are as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Nine Director Nominees
The following nine Directors were nominated to serve for a one-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2023 or until their successors are otherwise duly elected and qualified. The nine Directors were elected as Directors of the Company and the final results of the voting on the proposal were as follows:
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
John J. Engel
34,699,480
3,852,804
8,739,536
Anne M. Cooney
38,383,884
168,400
8,739,536
Matthew J. Espe
35,489,472
3,062,812
8,739,536
Bobby J. Griffin
33,771,740
4,780,544
8,739,536
John K. Morgan
35,216,384
3,335,900
8,739,536
Steven A. Raymund
35,052,361
3,499,923
8,739,536
James L. Singleton
34,885,460
3,666,824
8,739,536
Easwaran Sundaram
35,805,165
2,747,119
8,739,536
Laura K. Thompson
35,807,713
2,744,571
8,739,536
Proposal 2 – Advisory Approval of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of certain executive officers. There were 37,026,636 votes, or approximately 96% of the total number of votes cast, for this proposal with 1,501,896 votes against it. There were 23,752 abstentions and 8,739,536 broker non-votes.
Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022
The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. There were 46,287,804 votes, or approximately 98% of the total number of votes cast, for this proposal with 989,650 votes against it. There were 14,366 abstentions and no broker non-votes.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
SIGNATURES
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.
WESCO International, Inc.
(Registrant)
May 31, 2022
By:
/s/ David S. Schulz
(Date)
David S. Schulz
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
