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 12, 2016

 

 

PolyOne Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its 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:

 

¨ 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 (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 12, 2016 (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 1, 2016.

 

a) The following individuals were nominated in 2016 to serve as directors until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All nominees were elected. The voting results were as follows:

 

Director Nominee

  

For

    

Withheld

    

Broker Non-Votes

 

Richard H. Fearon

     76,586,580         771,261         4,071,525   

Gregory J. Goff

     71,232,991         6,124,850         4,071,525   

William R. Jellison

     76,799,929         557,912         4,071,525   

Sandra Beach Lin

     76,680,135         677,706         4,071,525   

Richard A. Lorraine

     76,152,814         1,205,027         4,071,525   

Robert M. Patterson

     76,027,434         1,330,407         4,071,525   

William H. Powell

     76,981,916         375,925         4,071,525   

Kerry J. Preete

     76,982,488         375,353         4,071,525   

Farah M. Walters

     76,495,520         862,321         4,071,525   

William A. Wulfsohn

     76,613,998         743,843         4,071,525   

 

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

74,058,965

   3,005,605    293,271    4,071,525

 

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, 2016. The voting results were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

78,723,669

   2,556,166    149,531


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: May 13, 2016