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): June 14, 2012
AOL INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34419 | 20-4268793 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
770 Broadway, New York, New York 10003
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
212-652-6400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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.
(a) AOL Inc.’s (the “Company”) 2012 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on June 14, 2012.
(b) The Company’s stockholders considered five proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2012 (the “Proxy Statement”). The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the votes were as follows:
1. Election of Directors.
Eleven persons were nominated for election to the eight board positions that existed at the time of the Annual Meeting. Under plurality voting, the eight nominees who received the most “for” votes were elected as directors. All of the Company’s nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement were elected, and the voting results are set forth below:
| FOR |
WITHHOLD |
BROKER | ||||
| Company Nominees | ||||||
| Tim Armstrong |
78,400,065 | 1,061,610 | 4,440,504 | |||
| Richard Dalzell |
79,310,404 | 151,271 | 4,440,504 | |||
| Karen Dykstra |
79,121,095 | 340,580 | 4,440,504 | |||
| Alberto Ibargüen |
44,950,127 | 148,707 | 4,440,504 | |||
| Susan Lyne |
79,282,203 | 179,472 | 4,440,504 | |||
| Patricia Mitchell |
44,950,250 | 148,584 | 4,440,504 | |||
| Fredric Reynolds |
79,246,867 | 214,808 | 4,440,504 | |||
| James Stengel |
44,977,736 | 121,098 | 4,440,504 | |||
| Stockholder Nominees | ||||||
| Dennis Miller |
23,065,011 | 11,297,830 | 4,440,504 | |||
| Jeffrey Smith |
34,319,508 | 43,333 | 4,440,504 | |||
| James Warner |
13,818,782 | 20,544,059 | 4,440,504 | |||
Accordingly, Messrs. Armstrong, Dalzell, Ibargüen, Reynolds and Stengel and Ms. Dykstra, Ms. Lyne and Ms. Mitchell were elected directors to serve for a one-year term.
2. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2012.
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 was approved, and the voting results were as follows:
| For |
80,301,062 | |||
| Against |
146,799 | |||
| Abstain |
3,454,318 |
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3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
Our stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, our executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement, and the voting results were as follows:
| For |
59,139,742 | |||
| Against |
14,640,531 | |||
| Abstain |
5,681,402 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes |
4,440,504 |
4. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.
Our stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The results of the vote on the approval of the amendment and restatement of the Plan were as follows:
| For |
57,471,295 | |||
| Against |
18,236,217 | |||
| Abstain |
3,754,162 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes |
4,440,505 |
5. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Our stockholders approved the Company’s 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The results of the vote on the approval of the ESPP were as follows:
| For |
59,589,396 | |||
| Against |
9,936,353 | |||
| Abstain |
9,935,925 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes |
4,440,505 |
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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.
| AOL INC. | ||
| By: | /S/ JULIE JACOBS | |
| Name: Title: |
Julie Jacobs Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Date: June 20, 2012
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