CSX Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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. |
CSX Corporation (“CSX”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Among other matters, the shareholders elected Anne Chow to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of CSX, effective as of May 8, 2024. The Board has appointed Ms. Chow to the Compensation and Talent Management Committee and the Finance Committee.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The final voting results for each matter submitted to a shareholder vote at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
| Item 1: | The following twelve persons were elected to the CSX Board of Directors: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Donna M. Alvarado | 1,405,145,992 | 74,491,713 | 4,908,227 | 235,061,818 |
| Thomas P. Bostick | 1,452,667,670 | 26,959,736 | 4,918,526 | 235,061,818 |
| Anne H. Chow | 1,469,329,076 | 10,659,409 | 4,557,447 | 235,061,818 |
| Steven T. Halverson | 1,375,661,665 | 103,882,878 | 5,001,389 | 235,061,818 |
| Paul C. Hilal | 1,448,519,106 | 30,659,098 | 5,367,728 | 235,061,818 |
| Joseph R. Hinrichs | 1,469,463,816 | 10,533,130 | 4,548,986 | 235,061,818 |
| David M. Moffett | 1,455,529,608 | 24,536,617 | 4,479,707 | 235,061,818 |
| Linda H. Riefler | 1,428,498,247 | 51,642,685 | 4,405,000 | 235,061,818 |
| Suzanne M. Vautrinot | 1,447,345,039 | 32,816,181 | 4,384,712 | 235,061,818 |
| James L. Wainscott | 1,455,414,481 | 24,126,460 | 5,004,991 | 235,061,818 |
| J. Steven Whisler | 1,423,019,067 | 56,945,537 | 4,581,328 | 235,061,818 |
| John J. Zillmer | 1,116,385,923 | 356,959,387 | 11,200,622 | 235,061,818 |
| Item 2: | Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as CSX’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024, by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| For | Against | Abstain | |
| 1,610,620,944 | 105,050,497 | 3,936,309 |
| Item 3: | Shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of CSX’s named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 1,226,635,057 | 248,521,893 | 9,388,982 | 235,061,818 |
| Item 4: | Shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a railroad safety committee, which received the votes set forth in the table below: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 112,603,722 | 1,361,544,175 | 10,398,035 | 235,061,818 |
No other matters were submitted for shareholder action.
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.
| CSX CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Nathan D. Goldman | |
| Name: | Nathan D. Goldman | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President – Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | |
DATE: May 10, 2024