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 23, 2018

UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(872) 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 May 23, 2018, United Continental Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 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 independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018;

·                  Proposal 3 — an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as presented in the Company’s definitive proxy statement; and

·                  Proposal 4 — a stockholder proposal regarding the threshold required to call special stockholder meetings.

Each proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2018.

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, 2018. 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 proposal regarding the threshold required to call special stockholder meetings was 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 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.

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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 Ending December 31, 2018

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, 2018.

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.

Proposal 4 — Stockholder Proposal regarding the Threshold Required to Call Special Stockholder Meetings

The stockholder proposal regarding the threshold required to call special stockholder meetings was not approved by the Company’s stockholders

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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.

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