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, 2017

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-32597

 

20-2697511

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

4 Parkway North, Suite 400
Deerfield, IL

 

 

 

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:

 

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))

 

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).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

 

 

 



 

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

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 12, 2017. 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):

 

Nominees

 

Votes
For

 

Votes
Against

 

Votes
Abstained

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Robert C. Arzbaecher

 

191,512,401

 

1,998,987

 

115,715

 

15,907,955

 

William Davisson

 

191,304,761

 

2,214,017

 

108,325

 

15,907,955

 

Stephen A. Furbacher

 

191,404,782

 

2,018,471

 

203,850

 

15,907,955

 

Stephen J. Hagge

 

191,654,657

 

1,765,945

 

206,501

 

15,907,955

 

John D. Johnson

 

189,582,040

 

3,940,394

 

104,669

 

15,907,955

 

Robert G. Kuhbach

 

191,843,350

 

1,569,882

 

213,871

 

15,907,955

 

Anne P. Noonan

 

191,547,855

 

1,873,590

 

205,658

 

15,907,955

 

Edward A. Schmitt

 

191,078,355

 

2,443,379

 

105,369

 

15,907,955

 

Theresa E. Wagler

 

191,619,564

 

1,802,212

 

205,327

 

15,907,955

 

W. Anthony Will

 

192,062,669

 

1,459,230

 

105,204

 

15,907,955

 

 

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

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

184,761,924

 

8,592,832

 

272,347

 

15,907,955

 

 

3.              Recommendation, by a non-binding advisory vote, on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

1 year

 

2 years

 

3 years

 

Votes
Abstained

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

180,598,662

 

87,640

 

12,735,747

 

205,054

 

NA

 

 

4.              Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

204,253,825

 

5,123,643

 

157,590

 

NA

 

 

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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 17, 2017

 

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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