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style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:17pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:17pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WASHINGTON, DC&#160; 20549</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">______________________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Masco Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;) on May 12, 2022.  At the Annual Meeting, Company stockholders elected three Class I directors, approved the compensation paid to the Company&#8217;s named executive officers (&#8220;say-on-pay&#8221;) and ratified the selection of the Company&#8217;s independent auditors. The votes cast on each of the three proposals are set forth below. 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">272,082</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,023,725</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proposal 3</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">:  The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as independent auditors for the Company for 2022.</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:75.471%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:33.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:31.400%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:31.400%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Votes For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Votes Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Abstentions</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">188,298,583</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,584,882</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">129,900</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div 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mas-20220512
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  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 12, 2022
Masco Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
1-5794
38-1794485
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
17450 College Parkway,
Livonia,
Michigan
48152
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(
313
)
274-7400
(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:
☐
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))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
MAS
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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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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. ☐
Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Masco Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on May 12, 2022.  At the Annual Meeting, Company stockholders elected three Class I directors, approved the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers ("say-on-pay") and ratified the selection of the Company's independent auditors. The votes cast on each of the three proposals are set forth below. As of the record date, 236,524,031 shares of Company common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote.
Proposal 1
:  The election of three Class I directors to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2025.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Donald R. Parfet
176,777,098
16,150,763
2,061,779
11,023,725
Lisa A. Payne
158,932,156
33,143,817
2,913,667
11,023,725
Reginald M. Turner
191,659,875
1,862,787
1,466,978
11,023,725
Proposal 2
:  A non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the related material disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
174,756,350
19,961,208
272,082
11,023,725
Proposal 3
:  The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as independent auditors for the Company for 2022.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
188,298,583
17,584,882
129,900
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 thereunto duly authorized.
MASCO CORPORATION
By:
/s/ John G. Sznewajs
Name:
John G. Sznewajs
Title:
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
May 18, 2022