8-K

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):
 
January 27, 2016

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Wisconsin
1-5097
39-0380010
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(State or other jurisdiction
____________________ 
(Commission
____________________________ 
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
 
 
5757 North Green Bay Avenue
Milwaukee Wisconsin
 

53209
_____________________________________________________________
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
__________________ 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
414-524-1200
 
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.

Johnson Controls Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on January 27, 2016 (the “2016 Annual Meeting”). On January 27, 2016, the independent inspector of elections for the 2016 Annual Meeting delivered its final tabulation of voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting, certifying the voting results set forth below.

Proposal One:

In an uncontested election, the Company’s shareholders elected the Board of Directors’ ten director nominees, each to serve for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2017 or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, by the following vote:
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
David P. Abney
487,975,640
17,899,754
72,487,448
Natalie A. Black
441,695,013
64,180,381
72,487,448
Julie L. Bushman
488,094,857
17,780,537
72,487,448
Raymond L. Conner
485,490,909
20,384,485
72,487,448
Richard Goodman
495,957,600
9,917,794
72,487,448
Jeffrey A. Joerres
494,496,514
11,378,880
72,487,448
William H. Lacy
484,551,669
21,323,725
72,487,448
Alex A. Molinaroli
477,951,643
27,923,751
72,487,448
Juan Pablo del Valle Perochena
483,746,007
22,129,387
72,487,448
Mark P. Vergnano
483,938,686
21,936,708
72,487,448

Proposal Two:

The Company’s shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016 by the following vote:
For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
566,944,027
8,324,653
3,094,162
—

Proposal Three:

The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following vote:
For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
420,194,539
80,962,339
4,718,515
72,487,449

Proposal Four:

The Company’s shareholders approved the non-binding shareholder proposal regarding proxy access by the following vote:
For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
353,312,301
146,795,755
5,767,337
72,487,449





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.

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.

Date: January 29, 2016
 
By:
/s/ Brian J. Cadwallader
 
 
 
 
Name:
Brian J. Cadwallader
 
 
 
 
Title:
Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel