Dow Announces Results from Annual Stockholder Meeting
11 5월 2012 - 1:51AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMDOW
Stockholders of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) today
elected Arnold A. Allemang, Jacqueline K. Barton, James A. Bell,
Jeff M. Fettig, John B. Hess, Andrew N. Liveris, Paul Polman,
Dennis H. Reilley, James M. Ringler and Ruth G. Shaw to the
Company's Board of Directors for one-year terms during the
Company's 115th Annual Meeting.
Biographies for all directors may be found in the Proxy
Statement or on www.dowgovernance.com. Independent directors
comprise the substantial majority of the Board.
Stockholders also ratified the appointment of Deloitte &
Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2012.
In other business, preliminary voting results indicate that
stockholders have approved an advisory vote on executive
compensation and two management-sponsored proposals related to
Dow's employee equity incentive and stock purchase plans.
Preliminary voting results also indicate that two
stockholder-sponsored proposals have been defeated: one regarding
shareholder action by written consent, and another requesting a
policy requiring an independent board chairman.
The final voting results on all agenda items will be available
in a Form 8-K to be filed by the Company and at
www.dowgovernance.com after certification by the Company's
inspector of elections. The meeting is available via webcast on
Dow's website.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to
passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The
Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of
sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging
problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy
generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural
productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of
specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics
businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and
solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high
growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and
agriculture. In 2011, Dow had annual sales of $60 billion and
employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company's more
than 5,000 products are manufactured at 197 sites in 36 countries
across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow
Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise
expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at
www.dow.com.
Note: The forward-looking statements contained in this document
involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's
operations, markets, products, services, prices and other factors
as discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, economic, competitive, legal, governmental and
technological factors. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the
Company's expectations will be realized. The Company assumes no
obligation to provide revisions to any forward-looking statements
should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by
securities and other applicable laws.
For editorial information:The Dow Chemical CompanyNancy Lamb,
989-638-7251nelamb@dow.com
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