UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 14, 2014

 


 

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

001-34856
(Commission File Number)

 

36-4673192
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

One Galleria Tower
13355 Noel Road, 22
nd Floor
Dallas, Texas  75240
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (214) 741-7744

 


 

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:

 

o                        Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                        Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o                        Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                        Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

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

 

At the annual meeting of stockholders of The Howard Hughes Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held on May 14, 2014, the stockholders elected the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and voted upon two Board proposals contained within our Proxy Statement dated March 28, 2014.

 

The Board nominees were elected with the following vote:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Ackman

 

26,526,716

 

82,122

 

56,530

 

5,753,251

 

Adam Flatto

 

26,572,394

 

36,642

 

56,332

 

5,753,251

 

Jeffrey Furber

 

26,575,836

 

33,210

 

56,322

 

5,753,251

 

Gary Krow

 

26,562,325

 

46,196

 

56,847

 

5,753,251

 

Allen Model

 

26,573,940

 

34,716

 

56,712

 

5,753,251

 

R. Scot Sellers

 

26,547,443

 

61,265

 

56,660

 

5,753,251

 

Steven Shepsman

 

26,574,062

 

34,094

 

57,212

 

5,753,251

 

Burton M. Tansky

 

26,559,413

 

49,295

 

56,660

 

5,753,251

 

Mary Ann Tighe

 

26,563,295

 

47,231

 

54,842

 

5,753,251

 

David R. Weinreb

 

26,593,006

 

16,740

 

55,622

 

5,753,251

 

 

The stockholders approved the following proposals and cast their votes as described below:

 

Proposal

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers (1)

 

25,987,392

 

606,960

 

71,016

 

5,753,251

 

 


(1)         In 2011, 63.08% of the votes cast in our stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation (the “Say-on-Frequency Proposal”) voted that the Company should submit advisory votes on executive compensation every third year. The Board evaluated the voting on the Say-on-Frequency Proposal and determined that the Company should submit advisory votes on executive compensation to its stockholders every year because it wants to be responsive to the large minority of stockholders who did not vote for a frequency of three years.

 

Proposal

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A vote to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014

 

32,332,566

 

12,028

 

74,025

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter F. Riley

 

 

Peter F. Riley

 

 

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

 

 

 

Date:

May 19, 2014

 

 

 

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