--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001140361-23-021753" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ETN" cik: "0001551182" company_name: "Eaton Corp plc" filed_at: "2023-05-01T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-16T04:55:55.277902+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.3 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Eaton shareholders elect all 10 directors, approve say-on-pay, adopt one-year frequency ## Summary - All 10 director nominees elected; Craig Arnold top with 298.9M for votes. - Ernst & Young appointed as independent auditor for 2023 (340.5M for). - Say-on-pay advisory vote approved with 295.4M for vs 22.0M against. - Say-on-frequency vote: one-year preferred (313.3M votes); board adopts one-year frequency. - Share issuance authorities (items 5-7) approved with over 346M votes each. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001140361-23-021753 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ETN - cik: 0001551182 - company_name: Eaton Corp plc - filed_at: 2023-05-01T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.3 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036123021753/0001140361-23-021753-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036123021753/brhc20052195_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-021753 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-021753.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-021753.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Eaton Corp plc shareholders approved Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2023 and authorizing the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set its remuneration. at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Item 2 – Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2023 and authorizing the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set its remuneration. For Against Abstain 340,480,228 16,340,904 856,249 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036123021753/0001140361-23-021753-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Eaton Corp plc shareholders approved Electing the ten director nominees named in the proxy statement. at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Item 1 – Electing the ten director nominees named in the proxy statement. Each of the following individuals was elected as a director, based on the voting results shown below, to serve until the 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified: Director For Against Abstain Broker Non- Votes Craig Arnold 298,886,864 19,825,658 1,142,166 37,822,693 Olivier Leonetti 317,302,134 1,836,763 715,791 37,822,693 Silvio Napoli 314,313,507 4,798,244 742,937 37,822,693 Gregory R. Page 287,041,629 31,532,145 1,280,914 37,822,693 Sandra Pianalto 317,284,837 1,847,154 722,697 37,822,693 Robert V. Pragada 313,667,975 5,445,543 741,170 37,822,693 Lori J. Ryerkerk 309,570,014 9,607,173 677,501 37,822,693 Gerald B. Smith 309,143,703 9,949,455 761,530 37,822,693 Dorothy C. Thompson 313,093,719 6,072,012 688,957 37,822,693 Darryl L. Wilson 313,067,557 6,065,627 721,504 37,822,693 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036123021753/0001140361-23-021753-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Eaton Corp plc shareholders approved Advisory recommendation of whether a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers should be held every one, two or three years ("Say on Frequency Vote"). at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Item 4 – Advisory recommendation of whether a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers should be held every one, two or three years (“Say on Frequency Vote”). One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 313,306,267 907,591 4,746,417 894,413 37,822,693 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036123021753/0001140361-23-021753-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Eaton Corp plc shareholders approved Authorization to the Company and or any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Company shares. at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Item 7 – Authorization to the Company and or any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Company shares. For Against Abstain 349,470,712 6,562,210 1,644,459 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036123021753/0001140361-23-021753-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Eaton Corp plc shareholders approved Grant of Board authority to opt-out of pre-emption rights under Irish law. at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Item 6 - Grant of Board authority to opt-out of pre-emption rights under Irish law. For Against Abstain 346,388,965 9,803,439 1,484,977 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036123021753/0001140361-23-021753-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Eaton Corp plc shareholders approved Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation ("Say on Pay Vote"). at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Item 3 – Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation (“Say on Pay Vote”). For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 295,370,492 22,022,248 2,461,948 37,822,693 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036123021753/0001140361-23-021753-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Eaton Corp plc shareholders approved Grant of Board authority to issue shares under Irish law. at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Item 5 – Grant of Board authority to issue shares under Irish law. For Against Abstain 347,954,616 8,712,125 1,010,640 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036123021753/0001140361-23-021753-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.