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 15, 2012

 

 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 001-05424 58-0218548  

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 715-2600

 

 

Registrant’s Web site address: www.delta.com

 

 

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.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 15, 2012, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on April 27, 2012. A brief description of the proposals and the final results of the votes for each matter follows:

 

1.           The stockholders elected all twelve director nominees to serve as members of the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

 

Nominee

 

For Against Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

Richard H. Anderson 615,774,764 963,840 408,538 114,179,342
Edward H. Bastian 615,483,545 1,207,962 455,635 114,179,342
Roy J. Bostock 607,586,284 9,048,733 512,125 114,179,342
John S. Brinzo 614,270,711 2,330,072 546,359 114,179,342
Daniel A. Carp 615,521,353 1,117,112 508,677 114,179,342
David G. DeWalt 615,713,156 908,760 525,226 114,179,342
Mickey P. Foret  613,823,296 2,818,654 505,192 114,179,342
Shirley C. Franklin 614,244,086 2,479,942 423,114 114,179,342
David R. Goode 612,713,400 3,922,235 511,507 114,179,342
Paula Rosput Reynolds 606,836,759 9,878,790 431,593 114,179,342
Kenneth C. Rogers 615,700,476 898,429 548,237 114,179,342
Kenneth B. Woodrow 614,535,528 2,120,450 491,164 114,179,342

 

2.         The stockholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation:

 

For

 

Against

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes
612,390,125 4,372,240 384,777 114,179,342

 

3.         The stockholders re-approved performance goals under the Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2007 Performance Compensation Plan:

 

 

For

 

Against

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes
605,462,319 11,186,859 497,964 114,179,342

 

 

 

4.         The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2012:

 

For

 

Against

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes
729,310,268 1,498,742 517,474 Not Applicable

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

  DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
 

 

 

 

  By: /s/ Richard B. Hirst
Date:  June 15, 2012

Richard B. Hirst,
Senior Vice President - General Counsel

and Secretary

 

 

 

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