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 22, 2019

 

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)

 

(872) 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:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

 

UAL

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company o

 

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. o

 

 

 


 

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

 

On May 22, 2019, United Continental Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 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 nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”);

 

·                  Proposal 2 — the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019;

 

·                  Proposal 3 — an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;

 

·                  Proposal 4 — a stockholder proposal regarding the limitation on renomination of proxy access nominees; and

 

·                  Proposal 5 — a stockholder proposal regarding a report on lobbying spending.

 

Each proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2019.

 

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 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The stockholders approved, in an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as presented in the Company’s definitive proxy statement. The stockholder proposals were not approved by the Company’s stockholders. 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

 

223,048,012

 

1,463,160

 

370,777

 

17,631,599

 

Jane C. Garvey

 

222,816,426

 

1,703,541

 

361,982

 

17,631,599

 

Barney Harford

 

222,255,022

 

2,145,207

 

481,720

 

17,631,599

 

Michele J. Hooper

 

222,673,065

 

1,837,112

 

371,772

 

17,631,599

 

Walter Isaacson

 

220,721,341

 

3,750,342

 

410,266

 

17,631,599

 

James A. C. Kennedy

 

222,154,011

 

2,224,514

 

503,424

 

17,631,599

 

Oscar Munoz

 

223,184,489

 

1,506,562

 

190,898

 

17,631,599

 

Edward M. Philip

 

221,930,269

 

2,442,939

 

508,741

 

17,631,599

 

Edward L. Shapiro

 

221,998,364

 

2,404,579

 

479,006

 

17,631,599

 

David J. Vitale

 

220,146,476

 

4,291,670

 

443,803

 

17,631,599

 

James M. Whitehurst

 

221,684,158

 

2,766,861

 

430,930

 

17,631,599

 

 

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

 

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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“IAM”), the holder of the Company’s one share of Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock, elected Sito J. Pantoja as the IAM director.

 

Proposal 2 — Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2019

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

239,069,943

 

2,812,123

 

631,482

 

 

 

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

 

215,993,078

 

8,394,043

 

494,828

 

17,631,599

 

 

Proposal 4 — Stockholder Proposal Regarding the Limitation on Renomination of Proxy Access Nominees

 

The stockholder proposal regarding the limitation on renomination of proxy access nominees was not approved by the Company’s stockholders.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

41,042,733

 

183,289,820

 

549,396

 

17,631,599

 

 

Proposal 5 — Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Lobbying Spending

 

The stockholder proposal regarding a report on lobbying spending was not approved by the Company’s stockholders.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

56,566,180

 

167,552,442

 

763,327

 

17,631,599

 

 

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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:

Vice President and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 23, 2019

 

 

 

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