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 29, 2010
EMC CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Massachusetts | 1-9853 | No. 04-2680009 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
176 South Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (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 29, 2010. 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, 2010, approved a shareholder proposal relating to special shareholder meetings and approved a shareholder proposal relating to an advisory vote on executive compensation. 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 |
1,413,595,400 | 18,367,870 | 1,707,232 | 280,295,143 | ||||
| Randolph L. Cowen |
1,422,692,047 | 9,209,812 | 1,768,643 | 280,295,143 | ||||
| Michael J. Cronin |
1,398,287,395 | 33,683,714 | 1,699,393 | 280,295,143 | ||||
| Gail Deegan |
1,413,275,706 | 18,783,257 | 1,611,539 | 280,295,143 | ||||
| James S. DiStasio |
1,415,948,500 | 15,922,870 | 1,799,132 | 280,295,143 | ||||
| John R. Egan |
1,409,849,173 | 22,211,811 | 1,609,578 | 280,295,143 | ||||
| Edmund F. Kelly |
1,424,105,746 | 7,850,073 | 1,714,683 | 280,295,143 | ||||
| Windle B. Priem |
1,412,668,451 | 19,246,795 | 1,755,256 | 280,295,143 | ||||
| Paul Sagan |
1,402,926,604 | 28,984,766 | 1,759,132 | 280,295,143 | ||||
| David N. Strohm |
1,421,324,559 | 10,637,627 | 1,708,316 | 280,295,143 | ||||
| Joseph M. Tucci |
1,384,288,034 | 47,777,677 | 1,604,791 | 280,295,143 |
| 2. | Ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as EMC’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010: |
| For: |
1,669,540,030 | |
| Against: |
40,317,053 | |
| Abstain: |
4,108,562 | |
| Broker Non-Votes: |
0 |
| 3. | Approval of a shareholder proposal relating to special shareholder meetings: |
| For: |
868,390,838 | |
| Against: |
543,390,639 | |
| Abstain: |
21,889,025 | |
| Broker Non-Votes: |
280,295,143 |
| 4. | Approval of a shareholder proposal relating to an advisory vote on executive compensation: |
| For: |
738,875,947 | |
| Against: |
674,696,959 | |
| Abstain: |
20,097,596 | |
| Broker Non-Votes: |
280,295,143 |
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: April 30, 2010 |