UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 11, 2017
ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35456 | 26-0414014 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Allison Way, Indianapolis, Indiana | 46222 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (317) 242-5000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 11, 2017, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the meeting, stockholders took the following actions:
| • | elected ten directors for one-year terms ending at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (Proposal 1); and |
| • | ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 (Proposal 2). |
The vote tabulation for each proposal follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors.
| NOMINEES |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | |||||||||
| Stan A. Askren |
123,772,098 | 16,089,577 | 98,607 | |||||||||
| Lawrence E. Dewey |
136,823,114 | 2,278,984 | 858,184 | |||||||||
| David C. Everitt |
139,312,265 | 538,399 | 109,618 | |||||||||
| Alvaro Garcia-Tunon |
139,351,109 | 510,366 | 98,807 | |||||||||
| William R. Harker |
139,551,926 | 309,538 | 98,818 | |||||||||
| Richard P. Lavin |
139,649,642 | 201,032 | 109,608 | |||||||||
| Thomas W. Rabaut |
137,055,334 | 2,806,307 | 98,641 | |||||||||
| Francis Raborn |
139,210,997 | 341,677 | 407,608 | |||||||||
| Richard V. Reynolds |
139,341,962 | 519,671 | 98,649 | |||||||||
| James A. Star |
139,329,957 | 321,431 | 308,894 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of PwC.
| FOR |
AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
| 142,202,881 |
20,687 | 96,894 |
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.
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 17, 2017 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Eric C. Scroggins | |||||
| Name: Eric C. Scroggins | ||||||
| Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||