Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 7, 2022, H.B. Fuller Company (the "Company") held its 2022 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") for the purposes of the election
of three directors, a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of
our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement, and the
ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as H.B. Fuller's
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 3, 2022. As of the record date, there was a total of 53,023,068 common
shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual
Meeting, 47,027,160 common shares were represented in person or by proxy,
therefore a quorum was present.
The voting results for the election of three directors were as follows:
For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Michael J. Happe
(three-year term) 43,592,182 1,210,520 2,224,458
James J. Owens
(three-year term) 44,657,173 145,529 2,224,458
Dante C. Parrini
(three-year term) 42,079,625 2,723,077 2,224,458
The voting results on a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of
the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's 2022 proxy
statement were as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
36,835,439 7,873,434 93,829 2,224,458
Votes regarding ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 3, 2022, were as follows:
For Against Abstain
45,534,303 1,466,947 25,910
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 7, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a share
repurchase plan of up to $300 million of the Company's outstanding common shares
for a period of up to five years. Under the share repurchase plan, the Company
may repurchase shares for cash on the open as further described in the Company's
press release, attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. This share repurchase plan
replaces the Company's previous plan that was approved in April of 2017.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated April 7, 2022, issued by H.B. Fuller Company
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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