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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): May 7, 2021

Corteva, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

001-38710

82-4979096

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

of Incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

 

974 Centre Road, Building 735

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

(302) 485-3000

(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:

 

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

CTVA

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. o

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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

    On May 7, 2021, Corteva, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of the close of business on March 16, 2021, the record date for the annual meeting, 740,638,091 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote. A total of 640,686,512 shares of common stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 86.50 percent of the shares entitled to be voted. The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which are described in the Company's 2021 Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the following 13 nominees to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed.

Director			For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
Lamberto Andreotti			556,243,747			18,142,675			884,313			65,415,777
James C. Collins, Jr.			571,180,769			3,286,145			803,821			65,415,777
Klaus A. Engel Ph.D.			569,449,117			4,944,430			877,188			65,415,777
David C. Everitt			539,163,616			35,217,108			890,011			65,415,777
Janet P. Giesselman			485,760,880			88,654,946			854,909			65,415,777
Karen H. Grimes			571,473,014			2,955,390			842,331			65,415,777
Michael O. Johanns			562,949,696			11,410,156			910,883			65,415,777
Rebecca B. Liebert Ph.D.			568,304,249			6,058,540			907,946			65,415,777
Marcos M. Lutz			569,770,395			4,587,475			912,865			65,415,777
Nayaki Nayyar			565,314,618			9,065,608			890,509			65,415,777
Gregory R. Page			522,645,096			51,709,024			916,615			65,415,777
Kerry J. Preete			571,503,459			2,902,612			864,664			65,415,777
Patrick J. Ward			569,683,990			4,695,334			891,411			65,415,777

Proposal 2 - Advisory vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of its named executive officers.

For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
538,943,529			34,458,663			1,868,543			65,415,777

Proposal 3 - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.

For			Against			Abstain
607,491,656			32,373,278			821,578

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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.

 

 

			CORTEVA, INC.
			(Registrant)
By:			/s/ Brian Titus
Name:			Brian Titus
Title:			Vice President and Controller

 

May 11, 2021