Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On April 27, 2022, the registrant adopted a revised form Change of Control
Agreement and, as a result, entered into new Change of Control Agreements with
each of the Named Executive Officers and other eligible officers (the "New
Agreements"). The New Agreements supersede and replace the prior Change of
Control Agreements previously in effect (the "Prior Agreements") between the
Company and such officers. Like the Prior Agreements, the New Agreements provide
for payments and benefits in the event of a termination of employment in the
context of a change of control of the registrant. The New Agreements remove
certain fringe benefits and expand the definition of Cause (as defined therein)
to include (i) pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, or being convicted of any
felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, fraud or unethical
business conduct; (ii) a material violation of the Code of Ethics or other
applicable policies or procedures; and (iii) willful misconduct which is
materially detrimental to the financial condition or business reputation of the
company.
The summary of the New Agreements set forth above in this Form 8-K is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Change of Control
Agreement filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)(b) At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on
April 27, 2022, the items listed below were submitted to a vote of the
shareholders through the solicitation of proxies. The proposals are described in
the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders. Each of the items was approved by the shareholders. The voting
results for each proposal are set forth below.
Item 1 - Electing the ten director nominees named in the proxy statement.
Each of the following individuals was elected as a director, based on the voting
results shown below, to serve until the 2023 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified:
Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
Craig Arnold 293,121,661 24,652,045 1,372,478 35,690,236
Christopher M. Connor 298,728,862 19,586,245 831,077 35,690,236
Olivier Leonetti 316,167,396 2,355,406 623,382 35,690,236
Deborah L. McCoy 302,389,523 15,956,994 799,667 35,690,236
Silvio Napoli 311,471,520 6,978,143 696,521 35,690,236
Gregory R. Page 280,485,579 37,861,928 798,677 35,690,236
Sandra Pianalto 316,112,801 2,477,399 555,984 35,690,236
Robert V. Pragada 313,200,087 5,190,640 755,457 35,690,236
Lori J. Ryerkerk 311,988,628 6,475,331 682,225 35,690,236
Gerald B. Smith 309,103,257 9,094,494 948,433 35,690,236
Dorothy C. Thompson 307,106,190 6,631,869 5,408,125 35,690,236
Darryl L. Wilson 312,528,575 5,660,161 957,448 35,690,236
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Item 2 - Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2022 and
authorizing the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set its
remuneration.
For Against Abstain
339,295,646 14,990,296 550,478
Item 3 - Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
295,069,823 22,831,549 1,244,812 35,690,236
Item 4 - Grant of Board authority to issue shares under Irish law.
For Against Abstain
344,092,783 9,785,860 957,777
Item 5 - Grant of Board authority to opt-out of pre-emption rights under Irish
law.
For Against Abstain
345,488,781 7,364,562 1,983,077
Item 6 - Authorization to the Company and or any subsidiary of the Company to
make overseas market purchases of Company shares.
For Against Abstain
347,395,345 6,313,665 1,127,410
Item 7 - Approval of a capitalization and related capital reduction to create
distributable reserves under Irish law.
For Against Abstain
351,057,375 1,943,192 1,835,853
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Form Change of Control Agreement between Eaton Corporation plc and each
officer thereof
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