Unisys Corporation New filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 1, 2024
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 1, 2024, Unisys Corporation (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business on March 4, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 69,012,293 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, a total of 58,355,443 shares of the Company Common Stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 84.6% of the shares entitled to be voted. The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon by stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting, all of which are described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2024.
1.Election of Directors. The 11 director nominees, whose names are set forth below, were elected as directors, constituting the entire Board of Directors of the Company, to serve until the Company's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Relevant voting information for each person was as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Peter A. Altabef | 48,551,987 | 715,389 | 22,507 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
| Nathaniel A. Davis | 48,601,389 | 507,386 | 181,108 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
| Matthew J. Desch | 48,897,710 | 366,857 | 25,316 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
| Philippe Germond | 46,334,813 | 2,929,338 | 25,732 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
| Deborah Lee James | 48,498,496 | 618,107 | 173,280 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
| John A. Kritzmacher | 48,874,729 | 370,172 | 44,982 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
| Paul E. Martin | 48,855,782 | 374,522 | 59,579 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
| Regina Paolillo | 48,875,748 | 388,891 | 25,244 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
| Troy K. Richardson | 48,883,264 | 372,251 | 34,368 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
| Lee D. Roberts | 48,126,854 | 1,125,451 | 37,578 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
| Roxanne Taylor | 48,502,450 | 611,902 | 175,531 | 9,065,560 | ||||||||||
2.Advisory Vote on 2023 Named Executive Officer Compensation. The proposal for approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by the following vote: 44,595,955 shares for the proposal, 4,639,010 shares against the proposal, 54,918 shares abstaining and 9,065,560 broker non-votes.
3.Ratification of Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year was ratified by the following vote: 58,088,934 shares for the proposal, 222,205 shares against the proposal and 44,304 abstentions.
4.Approval of the Adoption of the Company's 2024 Long-Term Incentive and Equity Compensation Plan. The proposal for approval of the adoption of the Company's 2024 Long-Term Incentive and Equity Compensation Plan was approved by the following vote: 43,619,408 shares for the proposal, 5,633,611 shares against the proposal, 36,864 shares abstaining and 9,065,560 broker non-votes.
There were no other matters presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting.
SIGNATURE
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.
Unisys Corporation | |||||||||||
| Date: May 2, 2024 | By: | /s/ Debra McCann | |||||||||
| Debra McCann | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||