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) April 29, 2010
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State incorporation) | 001-13595 (Commission File Number) | 13-3668641 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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Im Langacher, P.O. Box MT-100
CH-8606, Greifensee, Switzerland
and
1900 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, OH 43240
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(Addressof principal executive offices) ( zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41-1-944-2211 and 1-614-438-4511
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:
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of stockholders of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 29, 2010. As of the record date of March 1, 2010 there were 33,735,686 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting. The holders of 30,698,995 shares were represented in person or in proxy at the meeting, constituting a quorum. The matters submitted for a vote at the meeting and the related results were as follows:
Proposal 1 – The election of nine directors for one-year terms
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| Robert F. Spoerry | 25,268,941 | 4,079,357 | 986 | 1,349,711 |
| Wah-Hui Chu | 28,763,612 | 581,302 | 4,370 | 1,349,711 |
| Francis A. Contino | 29,275,044 | 72,793 | 1,447 | 1,349,711 |
| Olivier A. Filliol | 29,129,215 | 218,642 | 1,427 | 1,349,711 |
| Michael A. Kelly | 29,201,982 | 144,985 | 2,317 | 1,349,711 |
| Martin D. Madaus | 29,273,866 | 73,655 | 1,763 | 1,349,711 |
| Hans Ulrich Maerki | 29,202,008 | 144,726 | 2,550 | 1,349,711 |
| George M. Milne, Jr. | 29,109,156 | 237,569 | 2,559 | 1,349,711 |
| Thomas P. Salice | 29,107,110 | 240,402 | 1,772 | 1,349,711 |
Proposal 2 – The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 30,489,582 | 198,725 | 10,688 | 0 |
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.
| | METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ James T. Bellerjeau | |
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| | | James T. Bellerjeau | |
| | | General Counsel | |
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