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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) June 1, 2020

 

IMAGE

WATSCO, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Florida

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-5581

 

59-0778222

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 901

Miami, Florida 33133

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(305) 714-4100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d- 2(b))

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

Symbols

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, $0.50 par value

 

WSO

 

New York Stock Exchange

Class B common stock, $0.50 par value

 

WSOB

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Watsco, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 1, 2020. The final voting results for the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1. As set forth in the table that follows, (1) election of one director to serve as a Common stock director by Common shareholders voting as a single class and (2) election of two Class B Common stock directors by Class B Common shareholders for terms to expire at the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders:

Nominee

 

Term

   

Votes For

   

Votes
Withheld

   

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Common Stock:

   

     

     

     

 

Brian E. Keeley

   

2023

     

28,129,282

     

203,560

     

1,577,532

 
                         

Class B Common Stock:

   

     

     

 

Cesar L. Alvarez

   

2023

     

52,803,970

     

3,520

     

1,308,270

 

Denise Dickins

   

2023

     

52,803,360

     

4,130

     

1,308,270

 

Proposal 2. Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The combined vote of the Company’s Common and Class B common stock was as follows:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

61,202,620

 

19,483,100

 

454,612

 

2,885,802

Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 fiscal year. The combined vote of the Company’s Common and Class B common stock was as follows:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

83,829,760

 

168,524

 

27,850

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

WATSCO, INC.

             

Dated: June 4, 2020

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Ana M. Menendez

 

 

 

Ana M. Menendez,

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer