Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
OnJanuary 23, 2020 , at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders ofMeritor, Inc. (the "Company") approved the adoption by the Board of Directors of the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2020 LTIP"). The purpose of the 2020 LTIP is to enhance shareholder value by linking the compensation of directors, officers and key employees to increases in the price of Company stock and achievement of other performance objectives, and to encourage ownership in the Company by key employees whose long-term employment is considered essential to the Company's continued progress and success. The 2020 LTIP is also intended to assist in the recruitment of new employees and to motivate, retain and encourage such personnel to act in the interest of the Company's shareholders and share in the Company's success. The 2020 LTIP provides for grants in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards (including restricted shares and restricted share units), other stock-based awards and cash awards. The number of shares issued under the 2020 LTIP may not exceed the sum of (i) 4,100,000 shares and (ii) any shares under the Company's 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan subject to awards that, after the effective date of the 2020 LTIP, are forfeited, terminated or lapsed. The 2020 LTIP is administered by theCompensation and Management Development Committee of the Board with respect to awards to employees and by theCorporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board with respect to awards to directors. For further information on the terms of potential awards and the other provisions of the 2020 LTIP, including the effects of termination of employment and change of control of the Company, see the text of the 2020 LTIP, which is filed as Appendix B to the Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
OnJanuary 23, 2020 , at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders of the Company also approved amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to (i) provide for the phased-in declassification of the Board of Directors culminating in the annual election of all directors in 2023 and (ii) provide shareholders with the ability to amend the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws. Following the effectiveness of such amendments, the Board made corresponding amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws. All of the foregoing amendments were effective as ofJanuary 23, 2020 . The text of the amendments to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated By-Laws are attached hereto as Exhibits 3-a and 3-b, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on
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(i) Election of directors: The following individuals were elected to the Board of
Directors, with terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2023.
Voting results were as follows:
(ii) Approval of executive compensation: The shareholders approved, on an advisory
basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the
Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Voting results were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 66,237,459 781,815 117,550 3,776,715
(iii) Appointment of auditors: The shareholders approved the ratification of the
selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the firm of
follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 69,756,080 1,105,840 51,619 N/A
(iv) Board declassification: The shareholders approved the Company's proposal to
amend the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to declassify its Board of Directors. Voting results were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 66,831,648 153,784 151,392 3,776,715
(v) Shareholder by-law access: The shareholders approved the Company's proposal to
amend the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to allow
shareholders to amend its Amended and Restated By-Laws. Voting results were as
follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 66,916,585 115,296 104,943 3,776,715
(vi) 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan: The shareholders approved the 2020 LTIP. Voting
results were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
63,857,619 3,185,954 93,251 3,776,715 4
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description 3-a Text of the amendments to the Company's Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation.
3-b Text of the amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 5
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