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 28, 2010
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 0001-32892 | 20-3547095 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1200 Abernathy Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(770) 206-4200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable.
(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 8.01 | Other Events. |
The stockholders of the Company voted on three items at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on January 28, 2010.
| 1. | The election of ten directors to terms ending in 2011. |
| 2. | Approval of the 2010 Management Incentive Plan. |
| 3. | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2010. |
The final voting results were as follows:
| Number of shares outstanding at the record date |
Total shares present in person or by proxy | |||
| Series A common stock |
153,887,751 | 127,928,410 | ||
Each of the directors listed below was reelected as a director of the Company. The nominees for director were elected based upon the following votes.
| Director |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Totals |
107,577,703 | 3,893,531 | 16,457,176 | |||
| Donald N. Boyce |
75,857,918 | 35,613,316 | ||||
| Howard L. Clark, Jr. |
107,456,057 | 4,015,177 | ||||
| Gregory E. Hyland |
105,248,035 | 6,223,199 | ||||
| Jerry W. Kolb |
75,851,925 | 35,619,309 | ||||
| Joseph B. Leonard |
107,484,159 | 3,987,075 | ||||
| Mark J. O’Brien |
107,491,455 | 3,979,779 | ||||
| Bernard G. Rethore |
75,868,290 | 35,602,944 | ||||
| Neil A. Springer |
75,850,099 | 35,621,135 | ||||
| Lydia W. Thomas |
107,449,610 | 4,021,624 | ||||
| Michael T. Tokarz |
96,038,761 | 15,432,473 |
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The proposal to approve the Mueller Water Products, Inc. 2010 Management Incentive Plan received the following votes.
| Votes for approval |
104,709,567 | ||
| Votes for approval as a percentage of votes cast |
96.07 | % | |
| Votes against approval |
4,279,378 | ||
| Abstentions |
2,482,289 | ||
| Broker non-votes |
16,457,176 |
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2010 received the following votes.
| Votes for approval |
127,519,677 | ||
| Votes for approval as a percentage of votes cast |
99.80 | % | |
| Votes against approval |
260,172 | ||
| Abstentions |
148,561 |
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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.
| Dated: January 29, 2010 | MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. | |
| /S/ ROBERT BARKER | ||
| Robert Barker | ||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||
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