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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 11, 2017
TEREX CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware | 1-10702 | 34-1531521 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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200 Nyala Farm Road, Westport, Connecticut | 06880 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 222-7170
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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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ |
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) As described under Item 5.07 of this Current Report, on May 11, 2017, at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Terex Corporation (“Terex” or the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved the Terex Corporation Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) to extend the expiration date of the Plan from June 30, 2017 to June 30, 2027.
The Plan provides employees and outside directors the opportunity to purchase Terex shares and to receive additional Terex shares (15% of the participant contribution) pursuant to a Company matching contribution. A description of the material terms of the Plan is set forth in Proposal 3, under the heading “To Approve an Amendment of the Terex Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan” in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2017, which description is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02(e). The foregoing description of the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on May 11, 2017.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected Paula H. J. Cholmondeley, Donald DeFosset, Thomas J. Hansen, John L. Garrison, Matthew Hepler, Raimund Klinkner, David A. Sachs, Oren G. Shaffer, David C. Wang and Scott W. Wine to the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, (iii) approved an amendment to the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, (iv) approved in an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and (v) approved, in an advisory vote, an annual advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
The voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting were as follows:
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| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
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Proposal 1: Election of Directors: | | | | | | | |
Paula H. J. Cholmondeley | 79,690,020 | | 1,809,851 | | 88,696 | | 10,568,060 |
Donald DeFosset | 80,460,636 | | 993,337 | | 134,594 | | 10,568,060 |
John L. Garrison | 81,184,175 | | 270,027 | | 134,365 | | 10,568,060 |
Thomas J. Hansen | 81,221,720 | | 233,209 | | 133,638 | | 10,568,060 |
Matthew Hepler | 79,864,018 | | 1,523,998 | | 200,551 | | 10,568,060 |
Raimund Klinkner | 80,986,536 | | 420,168 | | 181,863 | | 10,568,060 |
David A. Sachs | 81,116,063 | | 341,307 | | 131,197 | | 10,568,060 |
Oren G. Shaffer | 81,165,710 | | 290,314 | | 132,543 | | 10,568,060 |
David C. Wang | 81,143,739 | | 311,886 | | 132,942 | | 10,568,060 |
Scott W. Wine | 70,873,190 | | 10,545,252 | | 170,125 | | 10,568,060 |
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| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
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Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2017
| 91,438,662 | | 638,031 | | 79,934 | | -0- |
Proposal 3: To approve an amendment of the Terex Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 80,076,696 | | 1,370,484 | | 141,387 | | 10,568,060 |
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Proposal 4: Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers | 77,493,542 | | 3,990,925 | | 104,100 | | 10,568,060 |
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| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
Proposal 5: Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers | 65,791,566 | 69,097 | 15,430,479 |
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10,568,060 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Terex Corporation Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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.
Date: May 15, 2017
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TEREX CORPORATION |
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By: /s/ Eric I Cohen |
Eric I Cohen Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |