HARRIS CORPORATION (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):   October 25, 2013

HARRIS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-3863 34-0276860
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1025 West NASA Blvd., Melbourne, Florida   32919
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (321) 727-9100

Not Applicable
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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.

Voting Results For 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Harris Corporation (“Harris” or the “Company”) was held on October 25, 2013. For more information about the proposals set forth below, please see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 10, 2013. Of the 106,340,902 shares of the Company’s common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to be voted at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders as of the record date of August 30, 2013, a total of 93,482,712 (for a quorum of approximately 87.90%) was represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for the proposals voted on at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

(1) Proposal 1 – Election of Directors: Election of thirteen nominees to the Company’s Board for a one-year term expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified:

                                 
    Number of Shares
Nominee   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
William M. Brown
     82,719,041       881,786       209,191       9,672,694  
Peter W. Chiarelli
     82,886,281       697,000       226,737       9,672,694  
Thomas A. Dattilo
     79,944,058       3,648,912       217,048       9,672,694  
Terry D. Growcock
     82,517,003       1,066,181       226,834       9,672,694  
Lewis Hay III
     79,912,154       3,676,970       220,894       9,672,694  
Vyomesh I. Joshi
     83,060,334       491,744       257,940       9,672,694  
Karen Katen
     80,583,821       3,005,760       220,437       9,672,694  
Stephen P. Kaufman
     82,516,891       1,059,956       233,171       9,672,694  
Leslie F. Kenne
     82,736,164       848,312       225,542       9,672,694  
David B. Rickard
     82,057,148       1,524,087       228,783       9,672,694  
Dr. James C. Stoffel
     82,710,601       857,912       241,505       9,672,694  
Gregory T. Swienton
     82,046,339       1,535,780       227,899       9,672,694  
Hansel E. Tookes II
     82,339,394       1,245,209       225,415       9,672,694  

Each nominee was elected by the Company’s shareholders, consistent with the recommendation from the Board.

(2) Proposal 2 – An Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers: Voting, on a non-binding, advisory basis, to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2013 proxy statement:

• For: 79,058,110
• Against: 4,315,824
• Abstain: 436,084
• Broker Non-Votes: 9,672,694

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, by the Company’s shareholders, consistent with the recommendation from the Board.

(3) Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 27, 2014:

• For: 92,126,964
• Against: 1,116,433
• Abstain: 239,315

Proposal 3 was approved by the Company’s shareholders, consistent with the recommendation from the Board.

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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.

         
    HARRIS CORPORATION
          
October 28, 2013   By:   /s/ Scott T. Mikuen
       
        Name: Scott T. Mikuen
        Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary