Form 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): May 9, 2013

 

 

NUCOR CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-4119   13-1860817

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina   28211
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 366-7000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) The Corporation held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 9, 2013.

(b) At the meeting, stockholders elected all ten of the directors nominated by the Board to serve for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each director received a greater number of votes cast “for” his or her election than votes “withheld” from his or her election as reflected below. The stockholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013. The stockholders approved the senior officers annual and long-term incentive plans. The stockholders did not approve the amendment of Nucor’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the amendment of Nucor’s Bylaws, or either of the stockholder proposals presented at the meeting. For more information on the proposals, see the Corporation’s proxy statement dated March 27, 2013. The final voting results for each of the proposals presented at the meeting are set forth below.

 

1. Election of directors:

 

Director

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Peter C. Browning

     215,742,252         20,751,829         37,163,670   

Clayton C. Daley, Jr.

     229,161,199         7,332,877         37,163,675   

Daniel R. DiMicco

     233,320,503         3,173,573         37,163,675   

John J. Ferriola

     234,047,384         2,446,691         37,163,675   

Harvey B. Gantt

     229,223,150         7,270,921         37,163,680   

Victoria F. Haynes, Ph.D

     229,289,459         7,204,617         37,163,675   

Bernard L. Kasriel

     230,236,242         6,257,834         37,163,675   

Christopher J. Kearney

     227,591,432         8,902,644         37,163,675   

Raymond J. Milchovich

     230,343,316         6,150,759         37,163,675   

John H. Walker

     230,291,368         6,202,708         37,163,675   

 

2. Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP:

 

Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions  
  270,393,290         2,771,658         492,803   

 

3. Approval of the senior officers annual and long-term incentive plans:

 

Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 
  229,914,309         5,804,011         775,230         37,164,201   

 

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4. Approval of the amendment of Nucor’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the supermajority voting thresholds:

 

Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 
  201,260,903         34,672,254         560,007         37,164,586   

 

5. Approval of the amendment of Nucor’s Bylaws to reduce the supermajority voting thresholds:

 

Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 
  201,071,443         34,830,911         591,206         37,164,191   

 

6. Stockholder proposal regarding director election majority vote standard:

 

Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 
  95,404,002         140,054,854         1,034,696         37,164,200   

 

7. Stockholder proposal regarding report on lobbying activities:

 

Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 
  63,395,978         149,857,157         23,240,926         37,163,690   

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.

 

    NUCOR CORPORATION
Date: May 14, 2013     By:  

/s/ James D. Frias

      James D. Frias
      Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President

 

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