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): March 7, 2012

 


 

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

DELAWARE

 

001-35235

 

20-5441563

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

27727 Avenue Scott

Valencia, California 91355

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (661) 775-7200

 

Not Applicable

(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

 

(a) On March 7, 2012, Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

 

(b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon the following proposals:

 

1.     The election of three directors (Dayne A. Baird, Jay L. Haberland and David L. Squier) to serve as Class I directors for a term of three years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

2.     The approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the Company’s executive compensation;

 

3.     The recommendation, by a non-binding advisory vote, on the frequency of the advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation; and

 

4.     The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

 

The following table sets forth the number of votes in favor, the number of votes withheld and the number of broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 1, the election of Class I directors:

 

Director

 

Votes in Favor

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Dayne A. Baird

 

78,529,926

 

4,741,111

 

834,261

Jay L. Haberland

 

83,189,639

 

81,398

 

834,261

David L. Squier

 

78,833,574

 

4,437,463

 

834,261

 

Proposal 2 — Approval on an Advisory Basis of the Company’s Executive Compensation

 

The following table sets forth the number of votes in favor, the number of votes against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2, the approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the Company’s executive compensation:

 

Votes in Favor

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

82,068,895

 

90,994

 

1,111,148

 

834,261

 

Proposal 3 — Recommendation on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

The following table sets forth the number of votes for “1 Year,” “2 Years,” “3 Years,” and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 3, the recommendation, by a non-binding advisory vote, on the frequency of the advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation:

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

81,466,202

 

2,900

 

673,884

 

1,128,051

 

834,261

 

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Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors

 

The following table sets forth the number of votes in favor, the number of votes against and the number of abstentions with respect to the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012:

 

Votes in Favor

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

84,096,823

 

2,029

 

6,446

 

(d) A majority of the votes cast by stockholders at the Annual Meeting voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation on an annual basis, as recommended by the Company’s Board of Directors. In accordance with these voting results, the Company intends to hold an advisory vote on its executive compensation annually until the next required vote on the frequency of such an advisory vote, which will occur no later than the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of 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.

 

 

Date: March 9, 2012

WESCO AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregory A. Hann

 

 

Gregory A. Hann

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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