Vote Results for 2015 Annual Meeting



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, 2015
________________________
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, 2015. 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, 2015, provided advisory approval of EMC's executive compensation, approved the EMC Corporation Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Plan and rejected a shareholder proposal relating to an independent board chairman. The results of the votes for each of these proposals were as follows:

1.
Election of Directors:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
José E. Almeida
1,438,152,029
 
21,534,884
 
14,777,162
 
211,468,226
Michael W. Brown
1,433,228,924
 
26,377,436
 
14,857,715
 
211,468,226
Donald J. Carty
1,424,614,486
 
35,137,143
 
14,712,446
 
211,468,226
Randolph L. Cowen
1,435,331,852
 
24,370,735
 
14,761,488
 
211,468,226
James S. DiStasio
1,429,090,297
 
30,467,655
 
14,906,123
 
211,468,226
John R. Egan
1,385,367,229
 
70,247,616
 
18,849,230
 
211,468,226
William D. Green
1,435,953,905
 
23,728,909
 
14,781,261
 
211,468,226
Edmund F. Kelly
1,446,030,936
 
13,540,042
 
14,893,097
 
211,468,226
Jami Miscik
1,419,210,516
 
36,459,926
 
18,793,633
 
211,468,226
Paul Sagan
1,416,843,616
 
43,014,595
 
14,605,864
 
211,468,226
David N. Strohm
1,412,605,344
 
47,022,583
 
14,836,148
 
211,468,226
Joseph M. Tucci
1,347,560,835
 
103,871,283
 
23,031,957
 
211,468,226

2.
Ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as EMC's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015:
For:
1,636,425,566

Against:
36,868,238

Abstain:
12,638,497

Broker Non-Votes:
—


3.
Advisory approval of EMC's executive compensation:
For:
1,343,408,901

Against:
109,766,269

Abstain:
21,288,905

Broker Non-Votes:
211,468,226


4.
Approval of the EMC Corporation Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Plan:
For:
1,335,008,386

Against:
126,301,832

Abstain:
13,153,857

Broker Non-Votes:
211,468,226






5.
Approval of a shareholder proposal relating to an independent board chairman:
For:
611,563,576

Against:
843,807,926

Abstain:
19,092,173

Broker Non-Votes:
211,468,626






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 1, 2015