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): May 23, 2017

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-33988
 
26-0405422
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
1500 Riveredge Parkway, Suite 100
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(Address of principal executive offices)

(770) 240-7200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Effective May 23, 2017, Mr. Harold R. Logan, Jr., one of the members of the Board of Directors of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (the “Company”), resigned from the Board. Mr. Logan’s resignation did not result from any disagreement with the Company or its management.

On May 24, 2017, the Board elected Mr. Peter Kelly to the Board of Directors. Mr. Kelly will serve as one of the Class III Directors, whose terms expire in 2019. Mr. Kelly is not party to any transaction requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 24, 2017. Of the 311,533,304 shares of common stock eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 287,199,237 were represented in person or by proxy. The final results of voting are as follows:

1.    Election of Directors:

Director    
For
Withheld
G. Andrea Botta
263,525,520
6,415,152
Michael P. Doss
267,865,934
2,074,738
Larry M. Venturelli
267,868,106
2,072,566
        
2.
Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm:
    
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
285,909,067
639,279
650,891
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3.
Approval of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers set forth in the Proxy Statement:
    
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
262,727,821
6,463,847
749,004
17,258,565

4.
Recommend the frequency of the stockholders’ vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
    
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstain
250,507,816
31,189
18,539,735
861,932
                        
                                



















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.

                                
By:
/s/ Lauren S. Tashma
 
Lauren S. Tashma
 
Senior Vice President, General
 
Counsel and Secretary
Date: May, 26, 2017