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Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proposal 1:  Election of Directors</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Each of the following nine persons was elected as a Director of the Company for a term expiring at the Company&#39;s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such Director&#39;s successor is duly elected and qualified.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">The voting results were as follows:</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:12pt 0pt 3pt 0pt;"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Nominee</span><span style="font-weight:normal;"> </span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;margin:12pt 0pt 3pt 0pt;"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes For</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;margin:12pt 0pt 3pt 0pt;"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes Withheld</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;margin:12pt 0pt 3pt 0pt;"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Christopher L. Conway</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">85,204,621</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">885,290</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,191,796</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">David A. Dunbar</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">85,483,609</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">606,302</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,191,796</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Louise K. Goeser</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">85,580,339</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">509,572</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,191,796</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Jes Munk Hansen</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">85,440,512</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">649,399</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,191,796</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">W. Craig Kissel</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">85,226,612</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">863,299</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,191,796</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Joseph T. Noonan</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">85,840,090</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">249,821</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,191,796</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Robert J. Pagano, Jr.</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">85,840,050</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">249,861</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,191,796</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Merilee Raines</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">85,610,992</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">478,919</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,191,796</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:24.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Joseph W. Reitmeier</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">85,482,492</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">607,419</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,191,796</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proposal 2:  Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">The results of the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company&#8217;s named executive officers were as follows:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><div style="margin-left:0pt;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:70%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:50.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Number of votes cast for the proposal:</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:49.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">84,948,369</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Number of 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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 13, 2020
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WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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DELAWARE
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001-11499
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04-2916536
(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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815 Chestnut Street
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North Andover
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Massachusetts
01845
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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(
978
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688-1811
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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 Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
WTS
New York Stock Exchange
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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).
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Emerging growth company
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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.
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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(a)
The 2020 Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.
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(b)
The results of the voting on the proposals considered at the 2020 Annual Meeting were as follows:
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Proposal 1:  Election of Directors
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Each of the following nine persons was elected as a Director of the Company for a term expiring at the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such Director's successor is duly elected and qualified.
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The voting results were as follows:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Christopher L. Conway
85,204,621
885,290
1,191,796
David A. Dunbar
85,483,609
606,302
1,191,796
Louise K. Goeser
85,580,339
509,572
1,191,796
Jes Munk Hansen
85,440,512
649,399
1,191,796
W. Craig Kissel
85,226,612
863,299
1,191,796
Joseph T. Noonan
85,840,090
249,821
1,191,796
Robert J. Pagano, Jr.
85,840,050
249,861
1,191,796
Merilee Raines
85,610,992
478,919
1,191,796
Joseph W. Reitmeier
85,482,492
607,419
1,191,796
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Proposal 2:  Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
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The results of the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers were as follows:
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Number of votes cast for the proposal:
84,948,369
Number of votes cast against the proposal:
1,094,160
Number of abstentions:
47,382
Number of broker non-votes:
1,191,796
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Proposal 2, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the 2020 Annual Meeting, was approved on an advisory basis.
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Proposal 3:   Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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The votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 were as follows:
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Number of votes cast for the proposal:
86,121,191
Number of votes cast against the proposal:
1,148,259
Number of abstentions:
12,257
Number of broker non-votes:
0
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Proposal 3, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the 2020 Annual Meeting, was approved.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 18, 2020
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Kenneth R. Lepage
Kenneth R. Lepage
General Counsel
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