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): June 2, 2017 (June 1, 2017)

 

 

AFFINION GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-55577   16-1732155

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

6 High Ridge Park

Stamford, CT 06905

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(203) 956-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 1, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the meeting, the stockholders voted on the following items:

Proposal 1—Election of Directors

The election of two Class I directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders received the following vote:

 

   

Number of Votes

   

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Rick P. Frier

  6,360,396   0   0

Mark R. Vondrasek

  6,360,396   0   0

Each of the two director nominees received a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting and were elected as Class I directors of the Company for a three-year term to expire at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders.

Proposal 2—Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017 received the following vote:

 

Number of Votes

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

6,360,396

  0   0

Proposal 2 was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 3—Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The advisory, non-binding vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following vote:

 

Number of Votes

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

5,745,290

  0   615,106   0

Proposal 3 was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 4—Advisory Vote on Frequency of Stockholder Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

The advisory, non-binding vote on the frequency of the stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation received the following vote:

 

Every Year

 

Every Two Years

 

Every Three Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

4,507,084

  108,000   1,745,312   0   0

The frequency of one vote every one year for Proposal 4 was selected by a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting. In light of the voting results, the Company determined that it will hold stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation every one year until the occurrence of the next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation. The next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation is required to occur no later than the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.


SIGNATURE

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.

 

  AFFINION GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: June 2, 2017   By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Miller

    Name:   Gregory S. Miller
    Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer