Form 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 15, 2013

 

 

PolyOne Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   1-16091   34-1730488

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

PolyOne Center 33587 Walker

Road Avon Lake, Ohio

  44012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (440) 930-1000

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 


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

PolyOne Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 15, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”). The final results for the proposals submitted for a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. The proposals below are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed on April 2, 2013.

a) The following individuals were nominated in 2013 to serve as directors until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All nominees were elected. The voting results were as follows:

 

Director Nominee

   For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Sandra Beach Lin

     86,487,718         347,682         3,894,109   

Dr. Carol A. Cartwright

     85,609,205         1,226,196         3,894,109   

Richard H. Fearon

     86,612,337         223,064         3,894,109   

Gregory J. Goff

     85,812,070         1,023,330         3,894,109   

Gordon D. Harnett

     84,717,950         2,117,451         3,894,109   

Richard A. Lorraine

     86,551,374         284,027         3,894,109   

Stephen D. Newlin

     84,772,793         2,062,607         3,894,109   

William H. Powell

     85,604,102         1,231,299         3,894,109   

Farah M. Walters

     84,622,917         2,212,483         3,894,109   

William A. Wulfsohn

     85,626,412         1,208,988         3,894,109   

b) The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, our named executive officer compensation. The voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

83,294,133

  3,174,140   367,127   3,894,109

c) The shareholders approved the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. The voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

89,654,644

  930,024   144,841


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.

 

  POLYONE CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Lisa K. Kunkle
  Lisa K. Kunkle
  Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: May 16, 2013