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 9, 2017
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE | | 001-14141 | | 13-3937436 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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600 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK | | 10016 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 697-1111
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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ITEM 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 9, 2017, L3 Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting as described in the definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed on March 27, 2017. A quorum was present at the meeting as required by the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The following ten directors were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as directors until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstained | | Broker Non-Votes |
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Claude R. Canizares | | 62,993,974 | | 1,769,950 | | 608,943 | | 6,856,586 |
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Thomas A. Corcoran | | 62,869,453 | | 1,873,580 | | 629,834 | | 6,856,586 |
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Ann E. Dunwoody | | 64,020,710 | | 836,159 | | 515,998 | | 6,856,586 |
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Lewis Kramer | | 63,397,597 | | 1,366,562 | | 608,708 | | 6,856,586 |
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Robert B. Millard | | 62,959,452 | | 1,794,672 | | 618,743 | | 6,856,586 |
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Lloyd W. Newton | | 64,122,977 | | 627,909 | | 621,981 | | 6,856,586 |
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Vincent Pagano, Jr. | | 63,400,846 | | 1,374,780 | | 597,241 | | 6,856,586 |
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H. Hugh Shelton | | 63,941,679 | | 832,523 | | 598,665 | | 6,856,586 |
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Arthur L. Simon | | 62,666,459 | | 2,057,135 | | 649,273 | | 6,856,586 |
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Michael T. Strianese | | 62,111,138 | | 2,484,612 | | 777,117 | | 6,856,586 |
Proposal 2 – Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified.
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstained | |
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70,383,242 | | 1,409,091 | | 437,120 | |
Proposal 3 – Amend and restate the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate all provisions requiring more than a simple majority vote
The shareholders did not approve the proposal to eliminate all provisions requiring more than a simple majority vote.
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstained | | Broker Non-Votes |
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64,036,474 | | 956,749 | | 379,644 | | 6,856,586 |
Proposal 4 – Approve the L3 Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Cash Incentive Plan
The shareholders approved the L3 Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Cash Incentive Plan.
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstained | | Broker Non-Votes |
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62,383,253 | | 2,217,472 | | 772,142 | | 6,856,586 |
Proposal 5 – Approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation paid to our named executive officers
The shareholders approved in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation paid to our named executive officers.
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstained | | Broker Non-Votes |
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61,824,902 | | 2,619,717 | | 928,248 | | 6,856,586 |
Proposal 6 – Approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, whether a shareholder vote to approve the compensation paid to our named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years.
The shareholders voted for one year with respect to the frequency with which shareholders are provided a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation paid to our named executive officers.
1 Yr | | 2 Yrs | | 3 Yrs | | Votes Abstained | | Broker Non-Votes |
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57,596,596 | | 925,227 | | 6,442,682 | | 408,362 | | 6,856,586 |
As described above, the shareholders voted, in an advisory, non-binding vote, in favor of having a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year. In light of such vote, and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that it currently intends to include an advisory, non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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.
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| L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Allen E. Danzig |
| | Name: | Allen E. Danzig |
| | Title: | Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
Dated: May 10, 2017