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 12, 2016

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

001-32597
(Commission
File Number)

 

20-2697511
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

4 Parkway North, Suite 400
Deerfield, Illinois

 

60015

(Address of principal
executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 405-2400

 

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

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

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 12, 2016. The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

 

1.              Election of directors (each of the persons named below was elected at the Annual Meeting to serve for a one-year term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified):

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Robert C. Arzbaecher

 

189,691,788

 

994,053

 

190,328

 

11,655,265

 

William Davisson

 

189,940,381

 

745,252

 

190,536

 

11,655,265

 

Stephen A. Furbacher

 

189,685,477

 

988,986

 

201,706

 

11,655,265

 

Stephen J. Hagge

 

189,704,789

 

980,162

 

191,218

 

11,655,265

 

John D. Johnson

 

189,696,103

 

989,019

 

191,047

 

11,655,265

 

Robert G. Kuhbach

 

189,936,946

 

747,702

 

191,521

 

11,655,265

 

Anne P. Noonan

 

189,728,706

 

957,012

 

190,451

 

11,655,265

 

Edward A. Schmitt

 

189,575,477

 

1,106,945

 

193,747

 

11,655,265

 

Theresa E. Wagler

 

189,725,247

 

959,504

 

191,418

 

11,655,265

 

W. Anthony Will

 

189,953,105

 

744,388

 

178,676

 

11,655,265

 

 

2.              Approval of an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

178,047,372

 

12,284,025

 

544,772

 

11,655,265

 

 

3.              Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

190,706,748

 

11,634,118

 

190,568

 

 

 

4.              Stockholder proposal regarding the right to act by written consent:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

78,606,853

 

101,056,778

 

11,212,538

 

11,655,265

 

 

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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.

 

Date: May 13, 2016

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Douglas C. Barnard

 

 

Name:

Douglas C. Barnard

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

 

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