2015 Annual Meeting Results 8-K



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): May 21, 2015
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
000-13468
91-1069248
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1015 Third Avenue, 12th Floor
Seattle, Washington 98104
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (206) 674-3400
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The information set forth below under Item 5.07 regarding the approval of the 2015 Stock Option Plan is incorporated herein by reference. A summary of the 2015 Stock Option Plan terms were provided in the Company's definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2015. These summaries are incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan and related form of agreement, copies of which are attached as appendices to the Proxy Statement.
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 21, 2015, the shareholders of the Company: (1) elected each of the ten director nominees set forth below; (2) approved an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers; (3) approved the 2015 Stock Option Plan; (4) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015, (5) approved an advisory vote on a Company-sponsored proxy access framework, (6) did not approve a shareholder proposal on proxy access, (7) did not approve a shareholder proposal on performance-based executive equity awards, (8) did not approve a shareholder proposal on no accelerated vesting of equity awards upon a change in control, (9) did not approve a shareholder proposal on retaining significant stock from equity compensation, and (10) did not approve a shareholder proposal on recovery of unearned management bonuses. No other business was transacted at the meeting.
The final voting results of each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
(1)
Election of the following ten directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until the election or qualification of his or her successor:
 
Number of Shares
 
Voted For
 
Voted Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Robert R. Wright
135,160,615

 
19,384,351

 
1,259,507

 
11,095,571

Mark A. Emmert
151,903,886

 
2,641,023

 
1,259,564

 
11,095,571

Dan P. Kourkoumelis
151,629,334

 
2,917,022

 
1,258,117

 
11,095,571

Michael J. Malone
133,952,588

 
20,590,180

 
1,261,705

 
11,095,571

Richard B. McCune
152,295,055

 
1,824,771

 
1,684,647

 
11,095,571

John W. Meisenbach
133,171,722

 
21,398,073

 
1,234,678

 
11,095,571

Jeffrey S. Musser
153,120,503

 
1,420,673

 
1,263,297

 
11,095,571

Liane J. Pelletier
152,616,016

 
1,992,290

 
1,196,167

 
11,095,571

James L.K. Wang
152,811,669

 
1,734,382

 
1,258,422

 
11,095,571

Tay Yoshitani
152,214,329

 
2,330,836

 
1,259,308

 
11,095,571

(2)    Advisory vote to approve Named Executive Officer compensation:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Voted Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
103,672,012

 
50,673,738

 
1,458,723

 
11,095,571

(3)    Approve 2015 Stock Option Plan:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Voted Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
144,161,512

 
9,060,662

 
2,582,299

 
11,095,571

(4)    Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Voted Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
164,574,155

 
1,120,169

 
1,205,720

 


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(5)    Advisory vote on Company-sponsored proxy access framework:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Voted Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
107,683,620

 
45,442,960

 
2,677,893

 
11,095,571

(6)    Shareholder proposal: shareholder-sponsored proxy access:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Voted Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
53,626,528

 
99,456,162

 
2,721,783

 
11,095,571

(7)    Shareholder proposal: performance-based executive equity awards:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Voted Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
4,195,672

 
150,215,593

 
1,393,208

 
11,095,571

(8)
Shareholder proposal: no accelerated vesting of equity awards upon a change in control:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Voted Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
66,172,245

 
88,256,029

 
1,376,199

 
11,095,571

(9)
Shareholder proposal: retain significant stock from equity compensation:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Voted Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
32,612,269

 
121,775,858

 
1,416,346

 
11,095,571

(10)
Shareholder proposal: recovery of unearned management bonuses:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Voted Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
42,378,469

 
112,039,484

 
1,386,520

 
11,095,571



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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.
 
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 26, 2015
By:
/s/ Bradley S. Powell
 
 
Bradley S. Powell
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




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