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

 
June 9, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
1-13647
73-1356520
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)



5330 East 31st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma  74135
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (918) 660-7700

N/A

(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
 
On June 9, 2011, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The following matters were submitted to a vote of stockholders and voting results were as follows:


(1)  
Election of Directors: The six director nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement were elected for a one-year term expiring in 2012 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following vote:

 
Director Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Broker Non-Votes
 
 Thomas P. Capo
18,850,185
   197,453
6,085,881
 
 Maryann N. Keller
18,852,085
   195,578
6,085,881
 
 Hon. Edward C. Lumley
18,383,415
   664,248
6,085,881
 
 Richard W. Neu
18,863,741
   183,922
6,085,881
 
 John C. Pope
17,150,065
1,897,598
6,085,881
 
 Scott L. Thompson
18,766,454
   281,209
6,085,881


(2)   
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the auditors of the Company’s financial statements for fiscal year 2011 by the following vote:
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
 
25,081,946
48,264
3,334
 


(3)   
Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers: The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the 2010 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Company’s 2011 proxy statement, by the votes set forth in the table below:
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
18,718,059
267,675
61,929
6,085,881
       
 

(4)   
Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation: The Company’s shareholders recommended, on a non-binding advisory basis, to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis, by the votes set forth in the table below:

1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
17,058,949
10,668
1,914,694
63,352
6,085,881
 
Based on these results, and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Company’s Board of Directors has decided to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an annual basis,  until the next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation.

 
 
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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.


 
DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
 
(Registrant)


 June 10, 2011
By:
/s/ H. CLIFFORD BUSTER III
   
H. Clifford Buster III
   
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
   
Officer and Principal Financial Officer


 
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