SEC Form 8-K filed by Flowserve Corporation

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 16, 2025

 

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

New York		1-13179		31-0267900
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

5215 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 700, Irving, Texas				75039
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(972) 443-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.25 Par Value		FLS		New York Stock Exchange

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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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 ☐

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 16, 2025, the Company held its virtual 2025 Annual Meeting. The number of shares present at the 2025 Annual Meeting was 114,371,672, representing 86.86% of the 131,667,157 shares issued and outstanding that were entitled to vote on March 18, 2025, the record date for the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Four items of business were submitted to shareholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting. The voting results for each proposal are set forth below:

1. Election of Directors. The director nominees listed below were duly elected at the 2025 Annual Meeting for annual terms expiring in 2026 pursuant to the following votes:

 

Nominee		For				Against				Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
R. Scott Rowe			107,194,066				102,002				76,461				6,999,143
Sujeet Chand			107,166,391				130,708				75,430				6,999,143
Ruby R. Chandy			107,116,794				152,376				103,359				6,999,143
Gayla J. Delly			104,924,368				2,374,587				73,574				6,999,143
John L. Garrison			107,200,916				94,898				76,715				6,999,143
Cheryl H. Johnson			107,008,695				289,670				74,164				6,999,143
Michael C. McMurray			106,697,538				598,710				76,281				6,999,143
Thomas B. Okray			106,084,069				1,211,835				76,625				6,999,143
Ross B. Shuster			107,208,088				87,860				76,581				6,999,143
Kenneth I. Siegel			105,455,343				1,843,583				73,603				6,999,143

2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The proposal for approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved pursuant to the following votes:

 

Votes FOR:			104,971,283
Votes AGAINST:			1,853,799
Votes ABSTAINED:			547,447
Broker Non-Votes:			6,999,143

3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was ratified pursuant to the following votes:

 

Votes FOR:			105,872,307
Votes AGAINST:			8,387,323
Votes ABSTAINED:			112,042
Broker Non-Votes:			N/A

4. Shareholder Proposal – Requesting Elimination of the One-Year Holding Period Requirement to Call a Special Shareholder Meeting. The shareholder proposal requesting the elimination of the one-year holding period requirement to call a special shareholder meeting, did not pass, pursuant to the following votes:

 

Votes FOR:			10,729,566
Votes AGAINST:			96,453,313
Votes ABSTAINED:			189,650
Broker Non-Votes:			6,999,143

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.

 

				FLOWSERVE CORPORATION
Dated: May 19, 2025				By:		/s/ Susan C. Hudson
						Susan C. Hudson
						Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary