Current Report Filing (8-k)

Broker Non-Votes

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): March 20, 2019

OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)




Ohio	1-15147	34-1897652
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

25435 Harvard Road, Beachwood, Ohio		44122-6201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 682-7000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On March 20, 2019, OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting").

At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders elected all three of the Company's nominees for terms to expire at the Company's 2022 annual meeting of shareholders, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2019, and approved on an advisory basis the Company’s compensation program for its named executive officers.

The final voting results from the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1—Election of directors



Nominee	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
David J. D'Antoni	34,687,031	2,533,299	76,265	3,821,081
Steven W. Percy	34,748,121	2,470,509	77,965	3,821,081
Allan R. Rothwell	36,119,793	1,098,957	77,845	3,821,081

Proposal 2—Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2019

Proposal 3—Advisory approval of the compensation program for the Company’s named executive officers

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.




OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.

By:		/s/ Frank P. Esposito
Name:		Frank P. Esposito
Title:		Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Investor Relations; Assistant General Counsel
Date:		March 22, 2019