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): October 3, 2013
THE MOSAIC COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32327 | 20-1026454 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3033 Campus Drive Suite E490 Plymouth, Minnesota |
55441 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 918-8270
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 October 3, 2013, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of The Mosaic Company, a Delaware corporation (“Mosaic”), the Mosaic stockholders elected four directors (Timothy S. Gitzel, William R. Graber, Emery N. Koenig and David T. Seaton), each for a term of three years expiring in 2016 or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit Mosaic’s financial statements for the seven month period ending December 31, 2013; and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Mosaic’s Named Executive Officers, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section, the compensation tables and the related narrative disclosures set forth in Mosaic’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Say-on-Pay Advisory Proposal”).
The votes cast with respect to each director elected for a term of three years expiring in 2016 are summarized as follows:
| Director Name |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||||
| Timothy S. Gitzel |
322, 213,211 | 1,964,142 | 318,214 | 30,391,704 | ||||||||||||
| William R. Graber |
321,767,657 | 2,419,028 | 308,882 | 30,391,704 | ||||||||||||
| Emery N. Koenig |
313,642,795 | 10,582,662 | 270,110 | 30,391,704 | ||||||||||||
| David T. Seaton |
319,253,008 | 4,933,749 | 308,810 | 30,391,704 | ||||||||||||
The votes cast with respect to ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Mosaic’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit Mosaic’s consolidated financial statements for the seven month period ending December 31, 2013 are summarized as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 353,155,174 |
1,290,826 | 441,271 | — | |||||||||
The votes cast with respect to approval, on an advisory basis, of the Say-on-Pay Advisory Proposal are summarized as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 315,950,601 |
6,310,902 | 2,234,064 | 30,391,704 | |||||||||
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.
| THE MOSAIC COMPANY | ||||||
| Date: October 9, 2013 | By: | /s/ Richard L. Mack | ||||
| Name: | Richard L. Mack | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General | |||||
| Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||