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 11, 2010
CUMMINS
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Indiana |
1-4949 |
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500 Jackson Street
P. O. Box 3005
Columbus, IN 47202-3005
(Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (812) 377-5000
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 11,
2010, Cummins Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 annual meeting of shareholders
(the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual
Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposals:
The election of nine
directors for a one year term to expire at the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of
shareholders; and
The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s auditors for 2010.
As of the March
15, 2010 record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 200,963,878 shares of the Company’s
common stock, $2.50 par value per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote,
each entitled to one vote per share. Approximately 88.88% of all votes were
represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. The following are the
final votes on the matters presented for shareholder approval at the Annual
Meeting:
Election of Directors
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Name |
For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Robert J. Bernhard |
167,043,992 |
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413,217 |
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287,648 |
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10,879,990 |
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Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz |
166,959,243 |
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509,559 |
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276,055 |
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10,879,990 |
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Robert K. Herdman |
167,008,647 |
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456,950 |
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279,260 |
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10,879,990 |
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Alexis M. Herman |
163,746,703 |
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3,821,176 |
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176,978 |
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10,879,990 |
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N. Thomas Linebarger |
166,480,082 |
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1,082,673 |
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182,102 |
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10,879,990 |
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William I. Miller |
161,191,730 |
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6,377,301 |
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175,826 |
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10,879,990 |
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Georgia R. Nelson |
165,973,738 |
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1,513,304 |
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257,815 |
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10,879,990 |
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Theodore M. Solso |
156,916,479 |
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10,677,688 |
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150,690 |
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10,879,990 |
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Carl Ware |
166,883,099 |
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590,291 |
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271,467 |
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10,879,990 |
Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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172,675,450 |
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5,675,713 |
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273,684 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 13, 2010
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