UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Dated May 1, 2012
of
AGCO CORPORATION
A Delaware Corporation
IRS Employer Identification No. 58-1960019
SEC File Number 1-12930
4205 River Green Parkway
Duluth, Georgia 30096
(770) 813-9200
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 26, 2012. The following matters were voted upon and the results of the voting were as follows:
| (1) | To elect ten directors to serve as directors until the annual meeting in 2013 or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The nominees, Messrs. Benson, Deml, Furlan, Johanneson, Minnich, Richenhagen, Shaheen, Ustian and Visser and Ms. Srinivasan were elected to the Company’s board of directors. The results follow: |
| Nominee |
For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||
| P. George Benson |
78,064,085 | 127,695 | 18,945 | |||||||||
| Wolfgang Deml |
77,610,919 | 580,352 | 19,454 | |||||||||
| Luiz F. Furlan |
72,913,726 | 5,278,392 | 18,607 | |||||||||
| Gerald B. Johanneson |
77,622,836 | 568,385 | 19,504 | |||||||||
| George E. Minnich |
76,944,082 | 1,247,623 | 19,020 | |||||||||
| Martin H. Richenhagen |
76,493,262 | 1,697,501 | 19,962 | |||||||||
| Gerald L. Shaheen |
76,928,729 | 1,263,635 | 18,361 | |||||||||
| Mallika Srinivasan |
74,197,475 | 3,993,282 | 19,968 | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Ustian |
76,910,402 | 1,281,578 | 18,745 | |||||||||
| Hendrikus Visser |
77,609,711 | 581,664 | 19,350 | |||||||||
In addition to the votes reported above, there were 4,581,719 broker non-votes for this proposal.
| (2) | To consider a non-binding advisory resolution relating to the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results follow: |
| For |
Against | Abstain | ||
| 75,171,150 |
2,893,285 | 146,290 |
In addition to the votes reported above, there were 4,581,719 broker non-votes for this proposal.
| (3) | To ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. The results follow: |
| For |
Against | Abstain | ||
| 81,935,090 |
837,940 | 19,414 |
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.
| AGCO Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Andrew H. Beck | |
| Andrew H. Beck Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: May 1, 2012