Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Dated May 1, 2012

of

AGCO CORPORATION

A Delaware Corporation

IRS Employer Identification No. 58-1960019

SEC File Number 1-12930

4205 River Green Parkway

Duluth, Georgia 30096

(770) 813-9200

 

 

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 26, 2012. The following matters were voted upon and the results of the voting were as follows:

 

  (1) To elect ten directors to serve as directors until the annual meeting in 2013 or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The nominees, Messrs. Benson, Deml, Furlan, Johanneson, Minnich, Richenhagen, Shaheen, Ustian and Visser and Ms. Srinivasan were elected to the Company’s board of directors. The results follow:

 

Nominee

   For        Against        Abstain  

P. George Benson

     78,064,085           127,695           18,945   

Wolfgang Deml

     77,610,919           580,352           19,454   

Luiz F. Furlan

     72,913,726           5,278,392           18,607   

Gerald B. Johanneson

     77,622,836           568,385           19,504   

George E. Minnich

     76,944,082           1,247,623           19,020   

Martin H. Richenhagen

     76,493,262           1,697,501           19,962   

Gerald L. Shaheen

     76,928,729           1,263,635           18,361   

Mallika Srinivasan

     74,197,475           3,993,282           19,968   

Daniel C. Ustian

     76,910,402           1,281,578           18,745   

Hendrikus Visser

     77,609,711           581,664           19,350   

In addition to the votes reported above, there were 4,581,719 broker non-votes for this proposal.

 

  (2) To consider a non-binding advisory resolution relating to the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results follow:

 

For

                                    Against                                                                      Abstain                                 

75,171,150

   2,893,285    146,290

In addition to the votes reported above, there were 4,581,719 broker non-votes for this proposal.

 

  (3) To ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. The results follow:

 

For

                                    Against                                                                      Abstain                                 

81,935,090

   837,940    19,414


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.

 

AGCO Corporation
By:  

/s/ Andrew H. Beck

 

Andrew H. Beck

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 1, 2012