a-8k_20190320.htm

 

 

 

 

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 20, 2019

 

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-15405

 

77-0518772

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA

 

95051

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (408) 345-8886

 

 

(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:

 

           Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

           Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

           Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

           Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on March 20, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”).  A total of 277,720,224 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 87% of the shares outstanding, were represented at the Annual Meeting.  The voting results for each item of business properly presented at the Annual Meeting, as certified by the Company’s independent inspector of elections, are set forth below:  

 

 

Proposal No. 1

The election of three (3) directors for a term of three years.  The individuals listed below received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and were each elected to serve a three-year term.

 

 

Name

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

Hans E. Bishop

244,946,951

3,200,050

199,743

29,373,478

Paul N. Clark

243,007,495

5,138,007

201,243

29,373,478

Tadataka Yamada, M.D.

244,457,980

3,694,613

194,152

29,373,478

 

Directors Koh Boon Hwee, Heidi Kunz, Michael R. McMullen, Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., Sue H. Rataj, George A. Scangos, PhD and Dow R. Wilson continued in office following the Annual Meeting.

 

 

Proposal No. 2

The proposal to reserve 25,000,000 shares for issuance under the Company’s 2018 Stock Plan, as amended, was approved as set forth below.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

230,163,500

17,889,513

293,731

29,373,478

 

 

Proposal No. 3

The non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as set forth below.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

234,629,968

13,343,499

373,278

29,373,478

 

 

Proposal No. 4

The proposal to ratify the Audit and Finance Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2019 fiscal year was approved as set forth below.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote(1)

272,589,621

4,796,566

334,035

0

 

(1)

Pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, this proposal constituted a routine matter. Therefore, brokers were permitted to vote without receipt of instructions from beneficial owners.

 

 



 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ P. Diana Chiu

 

Name:

P. Diana Chiu

 

Title:

Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and

Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

Date:  March 22, 2019