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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): May 14, 2021

John Bean Technologies Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			001-34036			91-1650317
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(Commission File Number)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

70 West Madison Street, Suite 4400

Chicago, IL 60602

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(312) 861-5900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Forms 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

JBT

New York Stock Exchange

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 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			☐

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders virtually. At the meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2021.

Proposal 1

The Company’s stockholders re-elected three individuals to the Board of Directors for a term of three years or until their successors are duly qualified and elected as set forth below:

Name			Votes For			Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
C. Maury Devine			28,774,909			699,613			14,236			608,821
Emmanuel Lagarrigue			29,204,696			269,525			14,537			608,821
James M. Ringler			29,016,293			458,432			14,033			608,821

Proposal 2

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation as set forth below:

Votes For			Votes Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
28,681,194			784,589			22,975			608,821

Proposal 3

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year as set forth below:

Votes For			Votes Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
29,990,767			52,898			53,914			—

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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.

 

John Bean Technologies Corporation

Date: May 20, 2021

By:

/s/ Matthew J. Meister

Name

Matthew J. Meister

Title

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)