8K_2017 Proxy Voting Results

  UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT



PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2017

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WD-40 COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

000-06936

(Commission File Number)

 

95-1797918

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

9715 Businesspark Avenue, San Diego, California 92131

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

(619) 275-1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

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.



On December 12, 2017, the stockholders of WD-40 Company (the “Company”) voted to approve the WD‑40 Company 2017 Performance Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). The Company’s performance-related compensation includes an annual cash payment opportunity that is tied to current fiscal year financial results (“Incentive Compensation”). All Company employees participate in the same Incentive Compensation program (the “Performance Incentive Program”) and the Company also uses its Performance Incentive Program to tie executive officer compensation to the Company’s financial performance. The Performance Incentive Program is offered to the executive officers pursuant to the WD-40 Company Performance Incentive Compensation Plan, which had most recently been approved by the stockholders at the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The approval of the 2017 Plan allows Incentive Compensation paid under the Plan to as qualify deductible “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  The Plan will be effective as of September 1, 2018 and will continue in effect until August 31, 2023 or until such time as it is extended by re-approval by the stockholders or otherwise terminated by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors.  A complete description of the Plan is included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed on November 2, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”). A copy of the Plan is attached as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement.



Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.



On December 12, 2017, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in San Diego, California. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 12,821,254 shares of common stock, which represents approximately 92% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date of October 16, 2017, were represented in person or by proxy. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results are set forth below.



1.

Election of Directors: The Company’s stockholders elected the following directors to each serve until the next Annual Meeting or until a successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:









 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Peter D. Bewley

10,491,371 

 

126,762 

 

2,203,121 

Daniel T. Carter

10,547,626 

 

70,507 

 

2,203,121 

Melissa Claassen

10,567,673 

 

50,460 

 

2,203,121 

Eric P. Etchart

10,568,168 

 

49,965 

 

2,203,121 

Linda A. Lang

10,550,705 

 

67,428 

 

2,203,121 

David B. Pendarvis

10,588,667 

 

29,466 

 

2,203,121 

Daniel E. Pittard

10,550,344 

 

67,789 

 

2,203,121 

Garry O. Ridge

10,561,295 

 

56,838 

 

2,203,121 

Gregory A. Sandfort

8,963,997 

 

1,654,136 

 

2,203,121 

Neal E. Schmale

10,155,182 

 

462,951 

 

2,203,121 



 

 

 

 

 




 

2.

Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation: The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:















 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

10,311,234 

 

260,582 

 

46,317 

 

2,203,121 



 

 

 

 

 

 



3.

Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Executive Compensation Votes: The Company’s stockholders voted to recommend, by advisory vote, that future advisory votes on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers be held every year. The voting results were as follows:







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Year

 

Two Years

 

Three Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

8,865,665 

 

228,035 

 

1,481,165 

 

43,268 

 

2,203,121 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





4.

Approval of the Company’s 2017 Performance Incentive Compensation Plan: The Company’s stockholders approved the 2017 Performance Incentive Compensation Plan. The voting results were as follows:









 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

10,468,641 

 

89,543 

 

59,949 

 

2,203,121 



 

 

 

 

 

 



5.

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor: The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2018. The voting results were as follows:



SIGNATURE







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

12,654,101 

 

147,730 

 

19,423 



 

 

 

 




 

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.





 

 



 

WD-40 Company



 

(Registrant)







 

 

Date: December 18, 2017

 

/s/ JAY W. REMBOLT



 

Jay W. Rembolt



 

Vice President, Finance



 

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer