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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): April 29, 2022

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.)

 

9330 Zionsville Road,

Indianapolis, Indiana 46268

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

(833) 267-8382

(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 April 29, 2022, Corteva, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of the close of business on March 7, 2022, the record date for the annual meeting, 726,773,605 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote. A total of 625,894,584 shares of common stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 86.11 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 2022 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			548,233,605			13,996,896			744,571			62,919,512
Klaus A. Engel, Ph.D.			554,657,802			7,577,590			739,680			62,919,512
David C. Everitt			526,950,699			35,201,210			823,163			62,919,512
Janet P. Giesselman			551,709,211			10,585,139			680,722			62,919,512
Karen H. Grimes			554,110,489			8,175,466			689,117			62,919,512
Michael O. Johanns			552,106,335			10,106,166			762,571			62,919,512
Rebecca B. Liebert, Ph.D.			558,310,189			3,968,248			696,635			62,919,512
Marcos M. Lutz			556,513,291			5,737,637			724,144			62,919,512
Charles V. Magro			560,502,464			1,764,051			708,557			62,919,512
Nayaki R. Nayyar			550,089,698			12,038,214			847,160			62,919,512
Gregory R. Page			514,523,126			47,692,184			759,762			62,919,512
Kerry J. Preete			549,581,443			12,643,766			749,863			62,919,512
Patrick J. Ward			555,816,183			6,403,524			755,365			62,919,512

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
526,740,947			34,316,001			1,918,124			62,919,512

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 2022.

For			Against			Abstain
591,857,256			33,183,113			854,215

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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 5, 2022