UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 3, 2011
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Switzerland | 001-31305 | 98-0607469 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
80 Rue de Lausanne, CH-1202, Geneva, Switzerland | 1202 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 22 741 8000 |
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.
On May 3, 2011, the Company held its annual general meeting of shareholders at its offices in Baar, Switzerland. For Proposal 1, each of the nominees for re-election as a director of the Company received the requisite number of votes for re-election. For Proposals 2 through 8 and Proposal 10 presented at the annual general meeting of shareholders, each proposal was approved by the requisite number of votes of the Company's shareholders. For Proposal 9, the voting results are set forth below.
The voting results for each Proposal at the annual general meeting were as follows:
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1. | | Re-Election of three directors, for terms expiring in 2014 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a. | | Clayton C. Daley, Jr. | | | 67,106,690 | | | | 323,604 | | | | 106,949 | | | | 14,392,431 | |
b. | | Edward G. Galante | | | 67,109,273 | | | | 321,495 | | | | 106,475 | | | | 14,392,431 | |
c. | | Raymond J. Milchovich | | | 67,086,991 | | | | 345,158 | | | | 105,094 | | | | 14,392,431 | |
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2. | | Re-election of independent auditor for 2011–PricewaterhouseCoopers AG | | | 80,959,183 | | | | 798,708 | | | | 171,783 | | | | 0 | |
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3. | | Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm for 2011– PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | | 80,435,953 | | | | 1,317,532 | | | | 176,189 | | | | 0 | |
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4. | | Approval of 2010 Swiss Annual Report and Statutory Financial Statements for fiscal year 2010 | | | 81,357,087 | | | | 308,339 | | | | 264,248 | | | | 0 | |
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5. | | Discharge of liability for directors and executive officers for 2010 | | | 79,898,999 | | | | 1,188,664 | | | | 842,011 | | | | 0 | |
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6. | | Creation of authorized capital replacing the expired authorized capital | | | 77,628,311 | | | | 4,011,707 | | | | 289,656 | | | | 0 | |
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7. | | Approval of capital reduction through cancellation of shares repurchased and an associated amendment to our Articles of Association to reduce our share capital | | | 81,333,228 | | | | 344,795 | | | | 251,651 | | | | 0 | |
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8. | | Advisory Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation | | | 47,877,306 | | | | 19,354,552 | | | | 305,385 | | | | 14,392,431 | |
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| | | | One Year | | | Two Years | | | Three Years | | | Abstentions | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
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9. | | Advisory vote on the frequency of future named executive officer compensation advisory votes | | | 60,870,875 | | | | 246,580 | | | | 6,297,146 | | | | 122,642 | | | | 14,392,431 | |
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| | | | For | | | Against | | | Abstentions | | | Non-Votes | |
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10. | | Re-allocation of free reserves to legal reserves from capital contribution | | | 67,073,512 | | | | 182,560 | | | | 281,171 | | | | 14,392,431 | |
(1) In addition, the following directors continued to serve after the meeting: Eugene D. Atkinson, Umberto della Sala, Steven J. Demetriou, Stephanie Hanbury-Brown, Maureen B. Tart-Bezer and James D. Woods.
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.
| FOSTER WHEELER AG | |
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| By: | /s/ Michelle K. Davies | |
| | Michelle K. Davies | |
| | Corporate Secretary | |
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