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style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:100.000%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:98.000%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:100.000%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:93.467%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:2.533%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Amended and Restated Knowles Corporation 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">At the Knowles Corporation annual meeting of stockholders held  on April 28, 2020 (the "Annual Meeting"), the Company's stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Knowles Corporation 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (the "Equity Plan") to, among other things, increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Equity Plan to a total number of 16,100,000, subject to adjustment in connection with certain capitalization events in accordance with the Equity Plan. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">A more complete description of the Equity Plan is contained in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement, dated March 11, 2020 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), under the heading "PROPOSAL 5 APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED KNOWLES CORPORATION 2018 EQUITY AND CASH  INCENTIVE PLAN," and as supplemented by additional proxy materials filed on April 6, 2020 and on April 20, 2020 (collectively, the "Proxy Statement") which is incorporated by reference. The description of the Equity Plan set forth in the Proxy Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Equity Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="height:11pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">On April 27, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement to be used for restricted stock units awarded to non-employee directors pursuant to the Equity Plan.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">A copy of the form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Severance Plans</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">On April 27, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company approved amended and restated versions of each of the Knowles Corporation Executive Severance Plan (the "Severance Plan') and the Knowles Corporation Senior Executive Change-In-Control Severance Plan (the "CIC Plan", and together with the Severance Plan, the "Executive Severance Plans"), each effective as of April 27, 2020. The Executive Severance Plans provide severance benefits to the eligible employees, including the Company's named executive officers.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">The restatements to the Executive Severance Plans resulted from a periodic review of the plans, which were last updated in 2014, and generally do not modify the benefit levels or material terms of the plans. The key modification made to the plans were (i) to revise the definition of "Eligible Executive" to more accurately encompass the executive management team, and (ii) with respect to the CIC Plan only,  to revise the change of control period to commence three months prior to the change of control event.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">The foregoing description of the Executive Severance Plans does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the plans, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.3 and 10.4 and incorporated herein by reference</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.853%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:6.784%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:89.216%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;">Knowles Corporation (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 28, 2020 (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020, (iii) approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company&#8217;s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company&#8217;s proxy statement filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Annual Meeting, (iv) approved, by a non-binding  advisory vote to consider future advisory votes on the Company's named executive officer compensation every year, and (v) approved the Amended and Restated Knowles Corporation 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="height:11pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:42.75pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="height:42.75pt;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Proposal 1 - </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Director</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">For</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Against</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Hermann Eul</span></div></td><td colspan="3" 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style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Donald Macleod</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">80,911,189&#160;</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" 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style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">80,254,872&#160;</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">1,994,229&#160;</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">22,005&#160;</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,642,319&#160;</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:107%;">Proposal 2 - </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;">Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020:</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.853%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:23.915%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:19.961%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:19.961%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:18.941%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Broker Non-Votes</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">For</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Against</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Abstain</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">85,968,477</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">922,176</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">22,772</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">0</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:107%;">Proposal 3 - </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;"> Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation:</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.853%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:23.915%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:19.961%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:19.961%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:18.941%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Abstain</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">80,646,183</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">1,543,682</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">81,241</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,642,319</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:107%;">Proposal 4 - </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;">Non-binding advisory vote to approve the frequency of future advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation:</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.853%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:23.915%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:19.961%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:19.961%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:18.941%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Abstain</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Every Year</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Every 2 Years</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Every 3 Years</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">74,870,101</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">124,496</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">7,240,187</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">36,322</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:107%;">Proposal 5 - </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;">Approval of Amended and Restated Knowles Corporation 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan:</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.853%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:23.915%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:19.961%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:19.961%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.074%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:18.941%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;height:6pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Abstain</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">73,525,645</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"></span></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">8,687,904</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">57,557</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,642,319</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:100.000%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:11.450%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:0.530%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:83.820%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(d) Exhibits.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Exhibit Number</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;">Description</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="amendedandrestated2018eq.htm">10.01</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="amendedandrestated2018eq.htm">Amended and R</a><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="amendedandrestated2018eq.htm">estated </a><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="amendedandrestated2018eq.htm">Knowles Corporation 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="form-knowlesdirectorsrsu.htm">10.02</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="form-knowlesdirectorsrsu.htm">Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="knowlescorporationexecut.htm">10.03</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="knowlescorporationexecut.htm">Knowles Corporation Executive Severance Plan</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="knowlesseniorexecutivech.htm">10.04</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="knowlesseniorexecutivech.htm">Knowles Corporation Senior Executive Change-In-Control Severance Plan </a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:42.75pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="height:42.75pt;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="margin-top:0.25pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-right:22.5pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:4.3pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">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.</span></div><div style="text-indent:22.5pt;padding-right:22.5pt;margin-top:4.3pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-right:22.5pt;text-align:center;margin-top:4.3pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:100.000%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:50.192%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:45.808%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:justify;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">KNOWLES CORPORATION</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:justify;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Date: May 1, 2020&#160;</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">By: /s/ Robert J. 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kn-20200427
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 27, 2020
Knowles Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36102
90-1002689
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1511 Maplewood Drive
,
Itasca
,
IL
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
60143
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (
630
)
250-5100
(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:
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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))
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, $0.01 par value per share
KN
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 (Section 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section 240.126 of this chapter).
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 5.02.  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Amended and Restated Knowles Corporation 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan
At the Knowles Corporation annual meeting of stockholders held  on April 28, 2020 (the "Annual Meeting"), the Company's stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Knowles Corporation 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (the "Equity Plan") to, among other things, increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Equity Plan to a total number of 16,100,000, subject to adjustment in connection with certain capitalization events in accordance with the Equity Plan.
A more complete description of the Equity Plan is contained in the Company's Proxy Statement, dated March 11, 2020 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), under the heading "PROPOSAL 5 APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED KNOWLES CORPORATION 2018 EQUITY AND CASH  INCENTIVE PLAN," and as supplemented by additional proxy materials filed on April 6, 2020 and on April 20, 2020 (collectively, the "Proxy Statement") which is incorporated by reference. The description of the Equity Plan set forth in the Proxy Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Equity Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
On April 27, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement to be used for restricted stock units awarded to non-employee directors pursuant to the Equity Plan.
A copy of the form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Severance Plans
On April 27, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company approved amended and restated versions of each of the Knowles Corporation Executive Severance Plan (the "Severance Plan') and the Knowles Corporation Senior Executive Change-In-Control Severance Plan (the "CIC Plan", and together with the Severance Plan, the "Executive Severance Plans"), each effective as of April 27, 2020. The Executive Severance Plans provide severance benefits to the eligible employees, including the Company's named executive officers.
The restatements to the Executive Severance Plans resulted from a periodic review of the plans, which were last updated in 2014, and generally do not modify the benefit levels or material terms of the plans. The key modification made to the plans were (i) to revise the definition of "Eligible Executive" to more accurately encompass the executive management team, and (ii) with respect to the CIC Plan only,  to revise the change of control period to commence three months prior to the change of control event.
The foregoing description of the Executive Severance Plans does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the plans, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.3 and 10.4 and incorporated herein by reference
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Knowles Corporation (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 28, 2020 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2020, (iii) approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Annual Meeting, (iv) approved, by a non-binding  advisory vote to consider future advisory votes on the Company's named executive officer compensation every year, and (v) approved the Amended and Restated Knowles Corporation 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1 -
Election of Directors
Broker Non-Votes
Director
For
Against
Abstain
Keith L. Barnes
80,368,233
1,878,656
24,217
4,642,319
Hermann Eul
80,932,160
1,314,294
24,652
4,642,319
Donald Macleod
80,911,189
1,335,311
24,606
4,642,319
Jeffrey S. Niew
81,278,253
970,295
22,558
4,642,319
Cheryl Shavers
80,254,872
1,994,229
22,005
4,642,319
Proposal 2 -
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2020:
Broker Non-Votes
For
Against
Abstain
85,968,477
922,176
22,772
0
Proposal 3 -
Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation:
Broker Non-Votes
For
Against
Abstain
80,646,183
1,543,682
81,241
4,642,319
Proposal 4 -
Non-binding advisory vote to approve the frequency of future advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation:
Abstain
Every Year
Every 2 Years
Every 3 Years
74,870,101
124,496
7,240,187
36,322
Proposal 5 -
Approval of Amended and Restated Knowles Corporation 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan:
Broker Non-Votes
For
Against
Abstain
73,525,645
8,687,904
57,557
4,642,319
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit Number
Description
10.01
Amended and R
estated
Knowles Corporation 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan
10.02
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
10.03
Knowles Corporation Executive Severance Plan
10.04
Knowles Corporation Senior Executive Change-In-Control Severance Plan
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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.
KNOWLES CORPORATION
Date: May 1, 2020
By: /s/ Robert J. Perna
Robert J. Perna
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary