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 11, 2014

 

 

UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-06033   36-2675207
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)     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)

 

 

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

On June 11, 2014, United Continental Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 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, 2014;

 

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

 

    Proposal 4 – approval of the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2006 Director Equity Incentive Plan.

Each proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2014.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected each director nominee to the Board, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries, and approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2006 Director Equity Incentive Plan. 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 13 director nominees to the Board, of which 11 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 11 director nominees listed in the table below.

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes

Carolyn Corvi

     319,605,843         6,066,060         1,048,134       24,291,576

Jane C. Garvey

     320,711,261         4,989,638         1,019,138       24,291,576

Walter Isaacson

     320,527,276         5,174,546         1,018,215       24,291,576

Henry L. Meyer III

     319,574,158         6,111,535         1,034,344       24,291,576

Oscar Munoz

     319,571,427         6,089,617         1,058,993       24,291,576

William R. Nuti

     319,479,265         6,169,850         1,070,922       24,291,576

Laurence E. Simmons

     319,280,296         6,411,774         1,027,967       24,291,576

Jeffery A. Smisek

     316,165,665         9,167,647         1,386,725       24,291,576

David J. Vitale

     317,310,595         8,314,743         1,094,699       24,291,576

John H. Walker

     318,981,361         6,699,699         1,038,977       24,291,576

Charles A. Yamarone

     320,336,651         5,311,091         1,072,295       24,291,576


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 James J. Heppner 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 Richard A. Delaney as the IAM director.

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2014

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, 2014.

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
343,507,531   6,260,235   1,243,847   0

Proposal 3 – Advisory Resolution Approving the Compensation of the 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
312,489,505   13,169,268   1,061,264   24,291,576

Proposal 4 – Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the United Continental Holdings, Inc. 2006 Director Equity Incentive Plan

The Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2006 Director Equity Incentive Plan.

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
316,559,709   9,002,809   1,157,519   24,291,576


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/ Brett J. Hart
Name:   Brett J. Hart
Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: June 12, 2014