2013 0425 ASM Vote


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 25, 2013


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

New Jersey
I-3215
22-1024240
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 

One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, New Jersey  08933
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  732-524-0400
  
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
(a)           The annual meeting of the shareholders of the company was held on April 25, 2013.
 
(b)           At the meeting, the shareholders:

•
elected all 12 nominees for Director on the company's Board of Directors;
•
approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation philosophy, policies and procedures described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the 2013 Proxy Statement and the compensation of the company's executive officers named in the 2013 Proxy Statement, as disclosed therein;
•
ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2013.
   
The shareholders did not approve the following shareholder proposals: Executives to Retain Significant Stock; Political Contributions and Corporate Values; and Independent Board Chairman.
 
The following are the final voting results for each of the six items voted on at the meeting.

1.    Election of Directors:

 
 
Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Shares Abstain
 
Non-Votes
M. S. Coleman
 
1,853,874,953

 
 
14,676,050

 
 
6,679,447

 
 
421,011,934

 
J. G. Cullen
 
1,821,813,976

 
 
47,014,601

 
 
6,392,778

 
 
421,011,934

 
I. E. L. Davis
 
1,858,315,030

 
 
9,963,415

 
 
6,953,317

 
 
421,011,934

 
A. Gorsky
 
1,809,245,411

 
 
52,814,050

 
 
13,167,899

 
 
421,011,934

 
M. M. E. Johns
 
1,791,333,442

 
 
77,467,634

 
 
6,418,214

 
 
421,011,934

 
S. L. Lindquist
 
1,857,089,360

 
 
11,591,307

 
 
6,548,248

 
 
421,011,934

 
A. M. Mulcahy
 
1,673,106,164

 
 
195,477,804

 
 
6,648,155

 
 
421,011,934

 
L. F. Mullin
 
1,833,740,227

 
 
35,064,118

 
 
6,417,653

 
 
421,011,934

 
W. D. Perez
 
1,782,436,432

 
 
86,483,122

 
 
6,312,601

 
 
421,011,934

 
C. Prince
 
1,626,703,276

 
 
242,131,099

 
 
6,397,780

 
 
421,011,934

 
A. E. Washington
 
1,857,129,764

 
 
11,710,764

 
 
6,381,712

 
 
421,011,934

 
R. A. Williams
 
1,791,004,924

 

77,848,274

 
 
6,378,911

 
 
421,011,934

 

2.    Advisory Vote to Approve Name Executive Officer Compensation:

For
1,734,879,252

 
Against
117,226,242

 
Abstain
23,115,066

 
Non-Votes
421,011,934

 

3.    Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

For
2,264,480,050

 
Against
24,157,087

 
Abstain
7,598,026

 





4.    Shareholder Proposal on Executives to Retain Significant Stock

For
524,412,901

 
Against
1,335,737,259

 
Abstain
15,071,096

 
Non-Votes
421,011,934

 

5.    Shareholder Proposal on Political Contributions and Corporate Values:

For
115,785,832

 
Against
1,700,206,094

 
Abstain
59,236,609

 
Non-Votes
421,011,934

 

6.    Shareholder Proposal on Independent Board Chairman:

For
474,127,131

 
Against
1,386,558,613

 
Abstain
14,538,667

 
Non-Votes
421,011,934

 





Item 8.01  Other Events.

On April 25, 2013, the Board of Directors of the company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.66 per share on the Common Stock of the Company, par value $1.00 per share, payable on June 11, 2013 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 28, 2013.  The company's related press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.      Description

99.1        Johnson & Johnson Press Release dated April 25, 2013.





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.
  

 

Johnson & Johnson
 
 
 
 (Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date:  April 26, 2013
By:
/s/ Douglas K. Chia
 
 
 
Douglas K. Chia
 
 
 
Secretary