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 17, 2016 | ||
| Morgan Stanley | ||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | ||
| Delaware | 1-11758 | 36-3145972 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1585 Broadway, New York, New York | 10036 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 761-4000 | ||
| Not Applicable | ||
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Morgan Stanley (the “Company”) held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, shareholders approved an amendment of the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the “EICP”) to authorize an additional 20 million shares to be available for issuance as awards under the EICP and to add regulatory factors, risk management, expense management and contributions to community development and sustainability projects or initiatives as performance criteria that could be elements of performance-vested awards over time.
For a description of the terms and conditions of the EICP, as amended and restated as of March 24, 2016, see “Summary of the EICP as Proposed to be Amended” under “Item 4. Company Proposal to Amend the 2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan” in the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2016 for the Company’s Annual Meeting (the “2016 Proxy”), which description is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the EICP contained in the 2016 Proxy is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the EICP, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, shareholders voted on proposals to: (i) elect directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), (ii) ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor, (iii) approve the compensation of executives as disclosed in the 2016 Proxy (a non-binding advisory resolution) and (iv) approve the amendment of the EICP. Shareholders also voted on shareholder proposals regarding: (i) a change in the treatment of abstentions for purposes of vote counting and (ii) a policy to prohibit vesting of deferred equity awards for senior executives who resign to enter government service.
All nominees for election to the Board were elected for a term that will continue until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until the director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified or the director’s earlier resignation, death or removal. The shareholders’ vote ratified the appointment of the independent auditor. The proposal to approve the compensation of executives as disclosed in the 2016 Proxy, through an advisory resolution, was approved. The shareholders’ vote approved the amendment of the EICP. The shareholder proposals regarding a change in the treatment of abstentions for purposes of vote counting and a policy to prohibit vesting of deferred equity awards for senior executives who resign to enter government service were not approved.
The number of votes cast for or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal, as applicable, is set forth below. The Company’s independent inspector of election reported the final vote of the shareholders as follows:
1.
| Election of Directors
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non -vote | ||||
| Erskine B. Bowles | 1,590,963,472 | 42,801,921 | 4,000,528 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Alistair Darling | 1,622,191,464 | 11,817,915 | 3,756,542 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Thomas H. Glocer | 1,624,254,376 | 9,481,319 | 4,030,226 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| James P. Gorman | 1,594,990,384 | 38,886,826 | 3,888,711 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Robert H. Herz | 1,622,223,547 | 11,601,429 | 3,940,945 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Nobuyuki Hirano | 1,621,451,910 | 12,557,903 | 3,756,108 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Klaus Kleinfeld | 1,575,830,255 | 58,310,427 | 3,625,239 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Jami Miscik | 1,623,449,191 | 9,716,573 | 4,600,157 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Donald T. Nicolaisen | 1,621,516,085 | 12,302,889 | 3,946,947 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Hutham S. Olayan | 1,593,127,753 | 40,707,778 | 3,930,390 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| James W. Owens | 1,608,500,790 | 25,432,355 | 3,832,776 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Ryosuke Tamakoshi | 1,617,154,318 | 16,693,047 | 3,918,556 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Perry M. Traquina | 1,624,675,478 | 9,277,344 | 3,813,099 | 128,329,426 | |||||
| Rayford Wilkins, Jr. | 1,622,538,635 | 11,590,302 | 3,636,984 | 128,329,426 | |||||
2. | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor | 1,752,163,682 | 11,450,688 | 2,480,977 | * | ||||
3.
| Approval of Compensation of Executives (Non-Binding AdvisoryResolution) | 1,468,133,118 | 163,326,157 | 6,306,646 | 128,329,426 | ||||
4.
| Approval of the Amendment of the 2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan | 1,532,925,825 | 100,566,288 | 4,273,808 | 128,329,426 | ||||
5.
| Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Change in the Treatment of Abstentions for Purposes of Vote Counting | 99,793,701 | 1,528,182,324 | 9,789,896 | 128,329,426 | ||||
6.
| Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy to Prohibit Vesting of Deferred Equity Awards for Senior Executives who Resign to Enter Government Service | 266,767,313 | 1,362,789,926 | 8,208,682 | 128,329,426 | ||||
* Not applicable.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 10.1 | Morgan Stanley 2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated as of March 24, 2016. |
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, hereunto duly authorized.
| MORGAN STANLEY (Registrant) | |||||
| Date: | May 17, 2016 | By: | /s/ Martin M. Cohen | ||
| Name: | Martin M. Cohen | ||||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | ||||