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 3, 2017
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:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 3, 2017, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 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 eight directors, for terms ending in 2018, were as follows:
| Name |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Augustus L. Collins |
37,042,808 | 306,089 | 3,803,386 | |||||||||
| Kirkland H. Donald |
37,048,244 | 300,668 | 3,803,386 | |||||||||
| Thomas B. Fargo |
35,745,196 | 1,603,736 | 3,803,386 | |||||||||
| Victoria D. Harker |
37,002,263 | 346,634 | 3,803,386 | |||||||||
| Anastasia D. Kelly |
37,024,182 | 324,730 | 3,803,386 | |||||||||
| Thomas C. Schievelbein |
37,042,951 | 305,981 | 3,803,386 | |||||||||
| John K. Welch |
37,044,322 | 304,575 | 3,803,386 | |||||||||
| Stephen R. Wilson |
36,981,779 | 367,133 | 3,803,386 | |||||||||
Item 2 - Proposal to Approve the Company’s 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 | |||
| 36,698,426 | 503,203 | 147,303 | 3,803,386 |
Item 3 - Proposal to Ratify the 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 2017 were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 40,999,055 | 115,070 | 38,193 | 0 |
Item 4 – Proposal to Approve the Company’s Performance-Based Compensation Policy to Preserve the Tax Deductibility of Performance-Based Compensation Payments
Votes on a proposal to approve the Company’s Performance-Based Compensation Policy to preserve the tax deductibility of performance-based compensation payments were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 36,642,359 | 581,651 | 124,845 | 3,803,386 |
Item 5 – Stockholder Proposal to Amend the Company’s Proxy Access Bylaw
Votes on a stockholder proposal to amend the Company’s proxy access bylaw were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 13,215,610 | 23,871,759 | 261,400 | 3,803,386 |
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 4, 2017 | By: | /s/ Charles R. Monroe, Jr. | ||||
| Charles R. Monroe, Jr. | ||||||
| Corporate Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||