GE Aerospace filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
$GE
Consumer Electronics/Appliances
Technology
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 6, 2025
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (617 ) 443-3000
_______________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ☐ | |||||||
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) General Electric Company, operating as GE Aerospace (the "Company"), held its annual shareholders meeting on May 6, 2025 (the "Annual Meeting").
(b) At the Annual Meeting, shareholders elected all of the Company's nominees for director; approved the advisory vote on the Company's named executives' compensation ("Say on Pay"); and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2025 ("Auditor Ratification"). Shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal requesting a vote on severance payments.
Election of Directors
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Stephen Angel | 744,268,218 | 62,087,449 | 1,112,610 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Sébastien Bazin | 782,135,815 | 24,136,914 | 1,195,548 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Margaret Billson | 804,372,257 | 2,049,042 | 1,046,978 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
| 4. | H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. | 766,459,362 | 39,831,888 | 1,177,027 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Thomas Enders | 787,366,611 | 18,978,315 | 1,123,351 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Edward Garden | 795,485,914 | 10,776,842 | 1,205,521 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Isabella Goren | 804,047,086 | 2,371,590 | 1,049,601 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
| 8. | Thomas Horton | 793,297,208 | 13,064,777 | 1,106,292 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
| 9. | Catherine Lesjak | 755,180,915 | 51,215,758 | 1,071,604 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Darren McDew | 794,734,194 | 10,771,159 | 1,962,924 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
Management Proposals
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Say on Pay | 570,651,393 | 234,177,988 | 2,638,896 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Auditor Ratification | 913,939,625 | 2,174,000 | 1,392,941 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Shareholder Proposal
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Requesting Vote on Severance Payments | 41,566,812 | 762,588,316 | 3,313,149 | 110,038,289 | ||||||||||||
2
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.
| General Electric Company | |||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||
Date: May 9, 2025 | /s/ Brandon Smith | ||||||||||
Brandon Smith Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities & Finance Counsel | |||||||||||
3