Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 26, 2022
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Ohio
1-4982
34-0451060
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6035 Parkland Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio
44124-4141
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 896-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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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
Common Shares, $.50 par value
PH
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 (§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 ☐
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 26, 2022, at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2022 Annual Meeting") of the Company, the Company's shareholders considered three proposals, each of which is described more fully in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results on each matter submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the 2022 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1. The shareholders elected the following Directors for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2023, as follows:
Nominees
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Lee C. Banks
103,507,998
2,928,097
152,906
8,627,694
Jillian C. Evanko
105,483,922
897,886
207,193
8,627,694
Lance M. Fritz
102,941,088
3,370,637
277,276
8,627,694
Linda A. Harty
92,420,878
13,860,757
307,366
8,627,694
William F. Lacey
103,246,795
3,070,595
271,611
8,627,694
Kevin A. Lobo
105,412,263
922,957
253,781
8,627,694
Joseph Scaminace
96,626,448
9,677,352
285,201
8,627,694
Åke Svensson
99,473,771
6,860,465
254,765
8,627,694
Laura K. Thompson
102,869,087
3,472,728
247,186
8,627,694
James R. Verrier
105,501,436
825,627
261,938
8,627,694
James L. Wainscott
94,641,709
9,650,286
2,297,006
8,627,694
Thomas L. Williams
97,154,649
9,072,109
362,243
8,627,694
Proposal 2. The Shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers of the Company, as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
96,158,961
9,745,445
684,595
8,627,694
Proposal 3. The Shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
112,910,951
1,994,067
311,677
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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.