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 7, 2013
Autoliv, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-12933 | 51-0378542 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Vasagatan 11, 7th Floor, SE-111 20
Box 70381,
SE-107 24, Stockholm, Sweden
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
+46 8 587 20 600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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.
Autoliv, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders on May 7, 2013 (the “2013 AGM”). At the 2013 AGM, a total of 91,912,587 shares were represented in person or by valid proxy and the Company’s stockholders took the following actions:
Election of Directors
Each of the nominated directors was re-elected to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) for a regular three-year term until the Annual General Meeting in 2016; the votes cast were as follows:
Mr. Robert Alspaugh: 83,031,768 votes for, 7,005,728 votes withheld and 1,875,091 broker non-votes.
Mr. Bo I. Andersson: 82,806,680 votes for, 7,230,816 votes withheld and 1,875,091 broker non-votes.
Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart: 83,238,143 votes for, 6,799,353 votes withheld and 1,875,091 broker non-votes.
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a resolution approving the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2012. The votes cast were as follows:
68,841,152 votes for, 14,450,177 votes against, 6,746,167 abstentions and 1,875,091 broker non-votes.
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors
Stockholders of the Company also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young AB as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013. Votes cast were as follows:
84,888,100 votes for, 254,600 votes against, 6,769,887 abstentions and 0 broker non-votes.
The proposals presented at the 2013 AGM are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2013.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Third Quarter Dividend
On May 7, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share for the third quarter of 2013. The dividend will be payable on Thursday, September 5, 2013 to Company stockholders of record on the close of business on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. The ex-date when the shares will trade without the right to the dividend will be Monday, August 19, 2013.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) EXHIBITS
| 99.1 | Press Release of Autoliv, Inc. dated May 7, 2013. | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 7, 2013
| AUTOLIV, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Lars A. Sjöbring | |||||
| Name: | Lars A. Sjöbring | |||||
| Title: | Group Vice President – Legal Affairs General Counsel and Secretary | |||||