2015 0423 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 23, 2015


(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 23, 2015.
 
(b)           At the meeting, the shareholders:

•
elected all 11 Director nominees named in the 2015 Proxy Statement to 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 2015 Proxy Statement and the compensation of the company's executive officers named in the 2015 Proxy Statement, as disclosed therein;
•
ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2015.
   
The shareholders did not approve the following shareholder proposals: Common Sense Policy regarding Overextended Directors; Alignment between Corporate Values and Political Contributions; 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
 
1,860,893,102

 
 
19,587,645

 
 
4,709,931

 
 
450,028,398

 
D. S. Davis
 
1,870,799,588

 
 
9,804,791

 
 
4,586,299

 
 
450,028,398

 
I. E. L. Davis
 
1,869,755,099

 
 
10,916,680

 
 
4,518,899

 
 
450,028,398

 
A. Gorsky
 
1,812,732,228

 
 
64,053,385

 
 
8,405,065

 
 
450,028,398

 
S. L. Lindquist
 
1,870,843,487

 
 
10,271,294

 
 
4,075,897

 
 
450,028,398

 
M. B. McClellan
 
1,871,498,725

 
 
9,124,874

 
 
4,567,079

 
 
450,028,398

 
A. M. Mulcahy
 
1,818,559,513

 
 
61,161,873

 
 
5,469,292

 
 
450,028,398

 
W. D. Perez
 
1,853,380,875

 
 
26,347,606

 
 
5,462,197

 
 
450,028,398

 
C. Prince
 
1,794,303,186

 
 
85,942,631

 
 
4,944,861

 
 
450,028,398

 
A. E. Washington
 
1,859,979,705

 
 
20,819,639

 
 
4,391,334

 
 
450,028,398

 
R. A. Williams
 
1,846,186,596

 
 
34,582,442

 
 
4,421,640

 
 
450,028,398

 

2.    Advisory Vote to Approve Name Executive Officer Compensation:

For
1,782,274,642

 
Against
91,332,689

 
Abstain
11,583,347

 
Non-Votes
450,028,398

 

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

For
2,299,959,951

 
Against
27,455,952

 
Abstain
7,803,173

 





4.    Shareholder Proposal - Common Sense Policy regarding Overextended Directors:

For
70,147,608

 
Against
1,801,202,058

 
Abstain
13,841,012

 
Non-Votes
450,028,398

 

5.    Shareholder Proposal - Alignment between Corporate Values and Political Contributions:

For
87,986,229

 
Against
1,679,525,529

 
Abstain
117,678,920

 
Non-Votes
450,028,398

 

6. Shareholder Proposal - Independent Board Chairman:

For
683,577,212

 
Against
1,189,537,824

 
Abstain
12,075,642

 
Non-Votes
450,028,398

 


Item 8.01  Other Events.

On April 23, 2015, the Board of Directors of the company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share on the Common Stock of the Company, par value $1.00 per share, payable on June 9, 2015 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 26, 2015.  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 23, 2015.









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 24, 2015
By:
/s/ Douglas K. Chia
 
 
 
Douglas K. Chia
 
 
 
Secretary