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, 2017


PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
 
Ohio
1-4982
34-0451060
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
6035 Parkland Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio
 
44124-4141
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 896-3000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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 ¨


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

(a)    On October 25, 2017, the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Parker-Hannifin Corporation (the “Company”) was held.

(b)(i)    The Shareholders elected the following directors for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2018, as follows:   

NOMINEE

VOTES FOR

VOTES AGAINST

ABSTENTIONS

BROKER NON-VOTES

 
Lee C. Banks
104,651,700
3,554,851
415,622
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert G. Bohn
106,390,771
1,718,309
513,903
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Linda S. Harty
106,534,895
1,569,782
517,496
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert J. Kohlhepp
103,491,889
4,561,049
569,235
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kevin A. Lobo
106,505,162
1,569,322
547,689
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Klaus-Peter Mûller
103,476,411
4,517,487
628,275
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Candy M. Obourn
104,478,980
3,531,878
611,315
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joseph Scaminace
103,666,345
4,424,688
531,140
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wolfgang R. Schmitt
103,185,490
4,791,328
645,355
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Åke Svensson
106,476,113
1,603,347
542,713
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James R. Verrier
106,097,648
1,905,104
619,421
8,686,351
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James L. Wainscott
105,452,836
2,629,925
539,412
8,686,351
 
Thomas L. Williams
99,900,003
7,543,163
1,179,007

8,686,351
 


(ii)
The Shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
113,164,980
 
  3,753,380
 
  390,164
 
             0
 



(iii)
The Shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers of the Company, as follows:

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
102,088,416
 
  5,690,095
 
  842,509
 
     8,686,351


(iv)
The Shareholders recommended, on a non-binding, advisory basis, that future advisory shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every year, as follows:






Votes For 1 Year
Votes For 2 Years
Votes For 3 Years
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
96,504,857
611,286
10,638,266
867,511
     8,686,351

Based on these results, and consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Company intends to hold future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of such non-binding, advisory votes.
















































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.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/Joseph R. Leonti
 
 
 
 
Joseph R. Leonti
 
 
 
 
Vice President and Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: October 25, 2017