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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): November 17, 2017

DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                
Delaware
1-7891
41-0222640
(State of Incorporation)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


1400 West 94th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55431
(Address of principal executive offices)

(952) 887-3131
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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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).
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.

Donaldson Company Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on
November 17, 2017. The Company’s stockholders voted on each of the proposals detailed in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement.

Item 1

The Company’s stockholders elected three individuals to the Board of Directors as set forth below:

 
FOR
 
WITHHELD
 
BROKER
NON-VOTE
Tod E. Carpenter
102,560,295
 
3,543,816
 
12,340,976
Pilar Cruz
98,975,561
 
7,128,550
 
12,340,976
Ajita G. Rajendra
90,080,294
 
16,023,817
 
12,340,976

Item 2

The Company’s stockholders approved a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth below:

FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTE
102,483,040
 
3,087,716
 
533,355
 
12,340,976

Item 3

The Company’s stockholders approved a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth below:

1 YEAR
 
2 YEARS
 
3 YEARS
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTE
90,113,192
 
1,178,674
 
14,527,985
 
284,260
 
12,340,976

In consideration of the stockholder support for the Board of Director’s recommendation to hold future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers every year, the Board has determined to proceed with holding this vote annually.

Item 4

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2018 as set forth below:

FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
116,223,529
 
2,115,398
 
106,160










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: November 21, 2017
 
 
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
 
 
 
By: /s/ Amy C. Becker
 
 
 
Name: Amy C. Becker
 
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary