UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 28, 2016
Era Group Inc. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
Delaware | 1-35701 | 72-1455213 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
818 Town & Country Blvd., Suite 200 Houston, Texas | 77024 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (713) 369-4700 | |
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
At the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Era Group Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 28, 2016, stockholders voted on proposals to (i) elect directors to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company and (ii) ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm.
All nominees for election to the Board were elected for a term that will continue until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until the director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified (or the director’s earlier resignation, death or removal). The stockholders’ vote ratified the appointment of the Company’s independent registered accounting firm.
The number of votes cast for, withheld or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal, as applicable, is set forth below. The Company’s independent inspector of election reported the final vote of the stockholders as follows:
Election of Directors | |||||||||
Director Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | ||||||
Charles Fabrikant | 17,162,550 | 460,258 | 1,409,354 | ||||||
Christopher S. Bradshaw | 17,491,812 | 130,996 | 1,409,354 | ||||||
Ann Fairbanks | 17,490,261 | 132,547 | 1,409,354 | ||||||
Blaine Fogg | 17,492,444 | 130,364 | 1,409,354 | ||||||
Christopher P. Papouras | 17,493,446 | 129,362 | 1,409,354 | ||||||
Yueping Sun | 17,491,264 | 131,544 | 1,409,354 | ||||||
Steven Webster | 13,849,811 | 3,772,997 | 1,409,354 | ||||||
Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Accounting Firm | ||||||||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes | |||||||
18,921,221 | 108,664 | 2,276 | — | |||||||
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.
Era Group Inc. | |||
Date: June 29, 2016 | By: | /s/ Christopher S. Bradshaw | |
Name: | Christopher S. Bradshaw | ||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||