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): May 10, 2012
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-49728 (Commission File Number) | 87-0617894 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, New York (Address of principal executive offices) | 11101 (Zip Code) | |
(718) 286-7900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 10, 2012, JetBlue Airways Corporation (the "Company") held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2012 Annual Meeting"). There were 283,253,605 shares of common stock entitled to be voted as of the record date and 265,738,527 shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the 2012 Annual Meeting. At that meeting, the stockholders of JetBlue Airways Corporation (the "Company") voted on three items:
1. | To elect eleven directors nominated by the Board of Directors to serve until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders; |
2. | To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012; and |
3. | To seek approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of JetBlue's named executive officers. |
The results are as follows:
1. | The nominees for directors were elected based upon the following votes: |
For | Withheld | Broker non-votes | |
Dave Barger | 224,332,462 | 1,735,662 | 39,670,403 |
Jens Bischof | 224,349,661 | 1,718,463 | 39,670,403 |
Peter Boneparth | 224,637,134 | 1,430,990 | 39,670,403 |
David Checketts | 221,314,699 | 4,753,425 | 39,670,403 |
Virginia Gambale | 224,609,698 | 1,458,426 | 39,670,403 |
Stephan Gemkow | 224,350,869 | 1,717,255 | 39,670,403 |
Ellen Jewett | 224,639,681 | 1,428,443 | 39,670,403 |
Stanley McChrystal | 221,669,344 | 4,398,780 | 39,670,403 |
Joel Peterson | 224,280,324 | 1,787,800 | 39,670,403 |
M. Ann Rhoades | 221,312,404 | 4,755,720 | 39,670,403 |
Frank Sica | 223,446,611 | 2,621,513 | 39,670,403 |
2. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was approved based upon the following votes: |
Votes For | 216,452,949 | |
Votes Against | 1,716,219 | |
Abstentions | 259,747 | |
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
3. | The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes: |
Votes For | 219,854,748 | |
Votes Against | 6,057,066 | |
Abstentions | 156,310 | |
Broker non-votes | 39,670,403 | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION (Registrant) | |||
Date: May 15, 2012 | By: | /s/ DONALD DANIELS | |
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) | |||