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
February 10, 2016
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-06357 | 13-2595091 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 500-108th Avenue NE, Bellevue, Washington | 98004 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(425) 453-9400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2016 Annual Meeting held on February 10, 2016, the shareholders acted on the following proposals:
| (a) | Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. The shareholders elected each of the director nominees set forth below. The shareholders voted as follows: |
| Votes Cast | ||||||||||||||||
| Name |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Paul V. Haack* |
26,510,587 | 301,906 | 7,704 | 1,456,346 | ||||||||||||
| Scott E. Kuechle* |
26,510,067 | 302,426 | 7,704 | 1,456,346 | ||||||||||||
| Curtis C. Reusser* |
26,008,253 | 804,249 | 7,695 | 1,456,346 | ||||||||||||
| Michael J. Cave** |
26,572,364 | 237,088 | 10,745 | 1,456,346 | ||||||||||||
| * | For a three-year term expiring at the 2019 annual meeting. |
| ** | For a one-year term expiring at the 2017 annual meeting. |
| (b) | Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Esterline’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2015. The shareholders voted as follows: |
| Votes Cast | ||||||
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 26,375,450 | 426,161 | 18,586 | 1,456,346 | |||
| (c) | Proposal 3 – Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Esterline’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Esterline’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. The shareholders voted as follows: |
| Votes Cast | ||||
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 28,138,283 | 131,920 | 6,340 | ||
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.
| ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||||
| Dated: February 16, 2016 | By: | /s/ MARCIA J. MASON | ||
| Name: Marcia J. Mason | ||||
| Title: Vice President & General Counsel | ||||