Current Report Filing (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): April 27, 2017

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	1-11437	52-1893632
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

6801 Rockledge Drive

Bethesda, Maryland

20817

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(301) 897-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Lockheed Martin Corporation held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 27, 2017. Of the 289,823,190 shares outstanding and entitled to vote (as of the February 24, 2017 record date), 268,681,629 shares were represented at the meeting, or a 92.7% quorum. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

Elected the following twelve individuals to the Board of Directors to serve as directors until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2018 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:


	Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain		Broker Non- Votes
Daniel F. Akerson		226,887,635		4,419,713		2,083,707		35,290,574
Nolan D. Archibald		181,415,350		49,695,139		2,280,566		35,290,574
Rosalind G. Brewer		184,738,484		46,589,765		2,062,789		35,290,574
David B. Burritt		227,826,167		3,493,801		2,071,087		35,290,574
Bruce A. Carlson		185,691,502		45,658,082		2,041,081		35,290,574
James O. Ellis, Jr.		225,839,509		5,520,503		2,030,726		35,290,574
Thomas J. Falk		183,993,878		47,296,841		2,100,019		35,290,574
Ilene S. Gordon		212,670,675		18,583,775		2,136,288		35,290,574
Marillyn A. Hewson		224,795,484		6,184,141		2,411,148		35,290,574
James M. Loy		224,193,128		7,103,237		2,094,650		35,290,574
Joseph W. Ralston		224,890,845		6,405,848		2,094,322		35,290,574
Anne Stevens		184,544,835		46,968,164		1,878,016		35,290,574

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors

Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporation’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2017.


Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain
	261,462,779		5,950,138		1,268,496

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers (Say-on-Pay)

Approved, on an advisory basis (non-binding), the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers as described in detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in our 2017 proxy statement.


Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain		Broker Non- Votes
	218,510,935		11,880,248		2,989,963		35,290,574

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Holding Votes on Say-on-Pay

Approved, on an advisory basis (non-binding), a frequency period of every year (an annual vote) for future non-binding stockholder votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.


Votes For One Year		Votes For Two Years		Votes For Three Years		Votes Abstain		Broker Non- Votes
	207,503,775		2,231,237		21,463,130		2,185,660		35,290,574

In addition, the Corporation has decided, consistent with the Board’s recommendation and the vote of stockholders, to include a stockholder vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials annually until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of executives (which would be at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders unless presented earlier).

Proposal 5 – Stockholder Proposal to Adopt the Holy Land Principles

Rejected a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors adopt the Holy Land Principles.


Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain		Broker Non- Votes
	7,701,636		213,280,584		12,407,953		35,290,574

SIGNATURE

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.