Form 8-K

 

 

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): May 28, 2015

 

 

RAYTHEON COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-13699   95-1778500
(State of Incorporation)  

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

870 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(781) 522-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Raytheon Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 28, 2015. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders. For more information about the proposals set forth below, please see Raytheon’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2015.

 

1. Raytheon’s shareholders elected, by a majority of the votes cast, each of the ten nominees to the Board of Directors as follows:

 

Director

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Tracy A. Atkinson

     240,086,021         1,094,046         1,626,295         29,592,962   

James E. Cartwright

     236,125,238         5,005,055         1,676,069         29,592,962   

Vernon E. Clark

     239,731,124         1,307,234         1,768,004         29,592,962   

Stephen J. Hadley

     239,988,426         1,181,630         1,636,306         29,592,962   

Thomas A. Kennedy

     237,732,001         2,824,770         2,249,591         29,592,962   

Letitia A. Long

     239,307,378         1,839,222         1,659,762         29,592,962   

George R. Oliver

     238,952,502         2,125,923         1,727,937         29,592,962   

Michael C. Ruettgers

     236,778,649         4,231,509         1,796,204         29,592,962   

Ronald L. Skates

     236,645,986         4,332,773         1,827,603         29,592,962   

William R. Spivey

     234,448,232         6,760,824         1,597,306         29,592,962   

 

2. Raytheon’s shareholders voted on the advisory vote on executive compensation as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

234,393,014   6,342,686   2,070,662   29,592,962

 

3. Raytheon’s shareholders voted on the approval of the Raytheon Company 2010 Stock Plan for IRC section 162(m) purposes as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

231,051,382   9,726,378   2,028,602   29,592,962

 

4. Raytheon’s shareholders voted on the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2015 as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

267,967,452   2,889,353   1,542,519

 

5. Raytheon’s shareholders voted on a shareholder proposal regarding lobbying activities as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

83,724,252   112,922,574   46,159,536   29,592,962

 

6. Raytheon’s shareholders voted on a shareholder proposal regarding political expenditures as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

90,347,802   106,479,733   45,978,827   29,592,962

 

7. Raytheon’s shareholders voted on a shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

45,665,230   194,686,299   2,454,833   29,592,962


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.

 

RAYTHEON COMPANY
Date: June 2, 2015 By:

/s/ Frank R. Jimenez

Frank R. Jimenez
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary