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 12, 2012

 

 

UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-06033   36-2675207

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

77 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL   60601
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 997-8000

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

On June 12, 2012, United Continental Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 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, 2012; and

 

   

Proposal 3—an advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as presented in the Company’s definitive proxy statement.

Each proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2012.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders re-elected each director nominee of the Board and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries. 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, against or withheld, 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 directors were elected by the holders of the Company’s common stock, one director was elected by the holder of the Company’s one share of Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock and one director 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      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Carolyn Corvi

     256,550,834         5,432,353         24,705,017   

Jane C. Garvey

     256,978,109         5,005,078         24,705,017   

Walter Isaacson

     257,751,181         4,232,006         24,705,017   

Henry L. Meyer III

     254,616,572         7,366,615         24,705,017   

Oscar Munoz

     257,388,804         4,594,383         24,705,017   

Laurence E. Simmons

     256,341,635         5,641,552         24,705,017   

Jeffery A. Smisek

     256,578,902         5,404,285         24,705,017   

Glenn F. Tilton

     251,415,310         10,567,877         24,705,017   

David J. Vitale

     257,324,405         4,658,782         24,705,017   

John H. Walker

     257,233,960         4,749,227         24,705,017   

Charles A. Yamarone

     255,614,107         6,369,080         24,705,017   

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 Stephen R. Canale as the IAM director.


Proposal 2 –Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2012

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, 2012.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

281,200,027

  4,239,440   1,248,737   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

 

Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

231,683,388

  29,773,590   526,209   24,705,017

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Effective June 12, 2012, the independent directors of the Board designated Henry L. Meyer III as the lead independent director of the Board.


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 13, 2012