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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): November 5, 2020

 

 

 

AMCOR PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Jersey 001-38932 98-1455367
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

83 Tower Road North  
Warmley, Bristol  
United Kingdom BS30 8XP
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

+44 117 9753200

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share AMCR The New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Guaranteed Senior Notes Due 2027 AUKF/27 The New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

¨ Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

  

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

 

The Amcor plc Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on November 4, 2020. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 1,568,481,519 ordinary shares entitled to vote, of which the holders of 1,115,297,947 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The results of the items voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:

 

1. The shareholders elected ten directors for a one-year term each. The vote was as follows:

 

Director   Votes For     Votes Against    

 

Abstains

   

 

Broker Non-Votes

 
Graeme Liebelt   953,648,035     120,486,848     1,047,790     40,115,274  
Dr. Armin Meyer   1,041,692,132     32,543,722     946,819     40,115,274  
Ronald Delia   1,068,097,899     5,668,082     1,416,692     40,115,274  
Andrea Bertone   1,049,437,063     24,815,798     929,812     40,115,274  
Karen Guerra   1,070,864,169     3,380,809     937,695     40,115,274  
Nicholas (Tom) Long   1,041,274,462     33,044,525     863,686     40,115,274  
Arun Nayar   1,064,130,210     9,669,165     1,383,298     40,115,274  
Jeremy Sutcliffe   1,049,283,969     24,585,150     1,313,554     40,115,274  
David Szczupak   1,071,105,782     2,761,310     1,315,581     40,115,274  
Philip Weaver   1,049,515,981     24,839,268     827,424     40,115,274  

 

2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year. The vote was 1,112,338,880 for, 1,603,565 against, and 1,355,502 abstentions. There were no broker non-votes.

 

3. The shareholders approved, by non-binding, advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation. The vote was 1,011,481,542 for, 58,325,831 against, and 5,375,300 abstentions. There were 40,115,274 broker non-votes.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  AMCOR PLC
     
     
Date        November 9, 2020 /s/ Damien Clayton
  Name: Damien Clayton
  Title: Company Secretary

 

 

 

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