8-K 2014 Voting Results



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): April 30, 2014
________________________
EMC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts
1-9853
04-2680009
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
176 South Street
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
01748
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 435-1000

N/A
(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.

EMC Corporation's Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 30, 2014. There was no solicitation in opposition to management's nominees as listed in EMC's proxy statement, and all such nominees were elected directors for a one-year term. The shareholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as EMC's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, provided advisory approval of EMC's executive compensation, rejected a shareholder proposal relating to an independent board chairman and rejected a shareholder proposal relating to political contributions. The results of the votes for each of these proposals were as follows:

1.
Election of Directors:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Michael W. Brown
1,407,828,058
 
13,457,584

 
3,665,535

 
242,005,465
Randolph L. Cowen
1,398,428,187
 
22,854,350

 
3,668,640

 
242,005,465
Gail Deegan
1,389,490,276
 
31,849,715

 
3,611,186

 
242,005,465
James S. DiStasio
1,401,672,516
 
19,594,097

 
3,684,564

 
242,005,465
John R. Egan
1,361,716,148
 
59,631,420

 
3,603,609

 
242,005,465
William D. Green
1,397,111,713
 
24,149,869

 
3,689,595

 
242,005,465
Edmund F. Kelly
1,408,319,626
 
12,955,323

 
3,676,228

 
242,005,465
Jami Miscik
1,401,804,270
 
19,445,133

 
3,701,774

 
242,005,465
Paul Sagan
1,390,817,125
 
30,419,407

 
3,714,645

 
242,005,465
David N. Strohm
1,393,199,184
 
28,077,052

 
3,674,941

 
242,005,465
Joseph M. Tucci
1,357,634,550
 
58,261,780

 
9,054,847

 
242,005,465

2.
Ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as EMC's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014:
For:
1,637,662,776

Against:
22,781,327

Abstain:
6,512,539

Broker Non-Votes:
—


3.
Advisory approval of EMC's executive compensation:
For:
1,317,418,732

Against:
96,883,487

Abstain:
10,648,958

Broker Non-Votes:
242,005,465


4.
Approval of a shareholder proposal relating to an independent board chairman:
For:
524,496,774

Against:
889,151,836

Abstain:
11,302,567

Broker Non-Votes:
242,005,465






5.
Approval of a shareholder proposal relating to political contributions:
For:
54,722,563

Against:
1,323,574,475

Abstain:
46,654,139

Broker Non-Votes:
242,005,465





SIGNATURES

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.
            
EMC CORPORATION
 
By:
/s/ Paul T. Dacier
 
Paul T. Dacier
 
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
                
Date:    May 2, 2014