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)

April 30, 2015

 

 

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   1-34910   90-0607005

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4101 Washington Avenue,

Newport News, Virginia

  23607
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(757) 380-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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

On April 30, 2015, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

Item 1 - Election of Directors

Votes regarding the election of three directors, for terms ending in 2018, were as follows:

 

Name

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Paul D. Miller

     40,056,923         612,697         3,483,404   

C. Michael Petters

     40,176,104         493,516         3,483,404   

Karl M. von der Heyden

     40,141,992         527,628         3,483,404   

Item 2 - Proposal to Ratify Appointment of the Company’s Independent Auditors

Votes on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2015 were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker
Non-Votes

44,030,235   34,305   88,484   0

Item 3 - Proposal Regarding Approval of Executive Compensation on an Advisory Basis

Votes on a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker
Non-Votes

40,077,997   390,785   200,838   3,483,404

Item 4 - Proposal to Approve an Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to Declassify the Board of Directors

Votes on a proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to declassify the Company’s Board of Directors were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker

Non-Votes

40,041,709   158,162   469,749   3,483,404


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.

 

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: May 1, 2015 By:

/s/ Charles R. Monroe, Jr.

Charles R. Monroe, Jr.

Corporate Vice President,

Associate General Counsel and Secretary