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 25, 2017

 

 

LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   1-5721   13-2615557

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York   10022
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-460-1900

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

We held our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 25, 2017.

The advisory vote on executive compensation was approved by 88% of the shares voting on the matter. Voting results were as follows:

 

     Number of Shares  

For

     256,489,906  

Against

     36,264,639  

Abstain

     925,226  

Broker Non-Votes

     36,031,615  

Voting results of the advisory vote on the frequency of future votes to approve executive compensation were as follows:

 

     Number of Shares  

Every Year

     264,394,969  

Every Two Years

     339,395  

Every Three Years

     28,393,117  

Abstain

     552,293  

Broker Non-Votes

     36,031,612  

Management intends to continue to hold the advisory vote to approve executive compensation every year.

Our incumbent directors were re-elected to our Board of Directors and received the following votes:

 

            Number of Shares  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Linda L. Adamany

     292,185,239        1,264,689        230,275        36,031,183  

Robert D. Beyer

     287,290,849        6,163,992        225,363        36,031,182  

Francisco L. Borges

     292,141,641        1,309,457        229,105        36,031,183  

W. Patrick Campbell

     291,921,167        1,515,687        243,349        36,031,183  

Brian P. Friedman

     289,580,084        3,812,272        287,849        36,031,181  

Richard B. Handler

     290,968,031        2,506,299        205,871        36,031,185  

Robert E. Joyal

     287,493,097        5,942,207        244,899        36,031,183  

Jeffrey C. Keil

     289,166,377        4,266,559        247,267        36,031,183  

Michael T. O’Kane

     287,695,821        5,736,539        247,843        36,031,183  

Stuart H. Reese

     292,137,077        1,319,209        223,917        36,031,183  

Joseph S. Steinberg

     244,232,122        49,252,584        195,068        36,031,612  


Our shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the year ended December 31, 2017. Voting results were as follows:

 

     Number of Shares  

For

     328,045,968  

Against

     994,258  

Abstain

     671,160  


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.

LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION

 

Date: May 31, 2017  

/s/ Roland T. Kelly

   
  Roland T. Kelly    
  Assistant Secretary and    
  Associate General Counsel