8-K

 

 

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): June 8, 2016

 

 

UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-06033   36-2675207

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL   60606
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(827) 825-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

On June 8, 2016, United Continental Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The proposals submitted to the stockholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

  •   Proposal 1 – the election of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”);

 

  •   Proposal 2 – the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016; and

 

  •   Proposal 3 – an advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as presented in the Company’s definitive proxy statement.

Each proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2016.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected each director nominee to the Board and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries. The stockholders also approved, in an advisory and non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as presented in the Company’s definitive proxy statement. The final voting results for each proposal, including the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, are set forth below.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

In accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Company’s stockholders elected a total of 14 director nominees to the Board, of which 12 director nominees were elected by the holders of the Company’s common stock, one director nominee was elected by the holder of the Company’s one share of Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock, and one director nominee was elected by the holder of the Company’s one share of Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock.

The holders of the Company’s common stock elected the 12 director nominees listed in the table below.

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Carolyn Corvi

      254,647,006         24,024,430         837,116         21,077,164   

Jane C. Garvey

      255,652,457         22,969,659         886,436         21,077,164   

Barney Harford

      274,743,972         3,928,504         836,076         21,077,164   

Walter Isaacson

      255,320,095         23,312,443         876,014         21,077,164   

James A. C. Kennedy

      275,558,296         3,038,136         912,120         21,077,164   

Robert A. Milton

      275,720,892         2,943,118         844,542         21,077,164   

Oscar Munoz

      257,710,146         21,183,729         614,677         21,077,164   

William R. Nuti

      268,106,964         10,457,703         943,885         21,077,164   

Edward L. Shapiro

      275,289,590         3,383,093         835,869         21,077,164   

Laurence E. Simmons

      254,445,529         24,223,451         839,572         21,077,164   

David J. Vitale

      254,459,623         24,204,610         844,319         21,077,164   

James M. Whitehurst

      269,289,314         9,356,861         862,377         21,077,164   

In addition, the United Airlines Pilots Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (“ALPA”), the holder of the Company’s one share of Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock, elected Todd M. Insler as the ALPA director, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“IAM”), the holder of the Company’s one share of Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock, elected Sito Pantoja as the IAM director.

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2016

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

290,907,849    8,700,336    977,531    —

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

The Company’s stockholders approved, in an advisory and non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as presented in the Company’s definitive proxy statement.

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

270,619,905    7,972,338    916,309    21,077,164

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.

 

   

UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

    By:   /s/ Jennifer L. Kraft
    Name:    Jennifer L. Kraft
    Title:   Deputy General Counsel and Secretary
Date: June 14, 2016