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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 20, 2020, United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 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, 2020; |
• | 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; | ||
• | Proposal 4 – a stockholder proposal regarding stockholder action by written consent; | ||
• | Proposal 5 – a stockholder proposal regarding a report on lobbying spending; and | ||
• | Proposal 6 – a stockholder proposal regarding global warming-related lobbying activities. |
Each proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2020.
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, 2020. 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 | 176,529,805 | 1,830,148 | 830,923 | 40,328,188 | ||||||||||||
Barney Harford | 175,512,649 | 2,831,863 | 846,364 | 40,328,188 | ||||||||||||
Michele J. Hooper | 175,779,650 | 2,575,791 | 835,435 | 40,328,188 | ||||||||||||
Walter Isaacson | 173,920,876 | 4,380,509 | 889,491 | 40,328,188 | ||||||||||||
James A. C. Kennedy | 175,662,210 | 2,633,912 | 894,754 | 40,328,188 | ||||||||||||
J. Scott Kirby | 175,653,735 | 2,933,013 | 604,128 | 40,328,188 | ||||||||||||
Oscar Munoz | 176,447,295 | 2,198,523 | 545,058 | 40,328,188 | ||||||||||||
Edward M. Philip | 170,026,927 | 8,208,332 | 955,617 | 40,328,188 | ||||||||||||
Edward L. Shapiro | 175,626,639 | 2,743,037 | 821,200 | 40,328,188 | ||||||||||||
David J. Vitale | 173,896,024 | 4,481,277 | 813,575 | 40,328,188 | ||||||||||||
James M. Whitehurst | 174,904,887 | 3,438,856 | 847,133 | 40,328,188 |
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 J. Pantoja as the IAM director.
Proposal 2 – Ratification of 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, 2020
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, 2020.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
214,498,234 | 3,432,620 | 1,588,212 | — |
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 | |||||||||||
171,786,866 | 6,344,808 | 1,059,204 | 40,328,188 |
Proposal 4 – Stockholder Proposal Regarding Stockholder Action by Written Consent
The stockholder proposal regarding stockholder action by written consent was not approved by the Company’s stockholders.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
43,164,477 | 134,949,916 | 1,076,485 | 40,328,188 |
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 | |||||||||||
51,325,465 | 126,778,616 | 1,086,797 | 40,328,188 |
Proposal 6 – Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Global Warming-Related Lobbying Activities
The stockholder proposal regarding a report on global warming-related lobbying activities was not approved by the Company’s stockholders.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
56,036,423 | 122,126,486 | 1,027,969 | 40,328,188 |
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 AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Jennifer L. Kraft | |
Name: | Jennifer L. Kraft | |
Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |
Date: May 22, 2020 |