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: April 15, 2010
(Date of earliest event reported)
H.B. FULLER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-09225
Minnesota | 41-0268370 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1200 Willow Lake Boulevard
P.O. Box 64683
St. Paul, MN 55164-0683
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(651) 236-5900
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 15, 2010, H.B. Fuller Company (the Company) held its annual meeting of shareholders in St. Paul, Minnesota (Annual Meeting). As of the record date, there were a total of 48,908,659 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 44,111,566 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy, therefore a quorum was present. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting and a statement of the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, and the number of abstentions with respect to each matter, as applicable.
(a) | Votes regarding the election of the persons named below as directors for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2013 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified were as follows: |
For | Withhold | |||
John C. van Roden, Jr. |
28,408,991 | 12,730,513 | ||
Michele Volpi |
31,101,614 | 10,037,890 |
There were 2,972,062 Broker Non-Votes for the directors.
Based on the votes set forth above, the foregoing persons were duly elected to serve as directors for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2013 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
(b) | Votes regarding ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 27, 2010, were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | ||
43,482,040 | 566,964 | 62,562 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company to serve for the fiscal year ending November 27, 2010 was duly ratified by our shareholders.
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.
H.B. FULLER COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Timothy J. Keenan | |
Timothy J. Keenan | ||
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: April 20, 2010