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): May 18, 2017

 


 

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

001-34856
(Commission File Number)

 

36-4673192
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

One Galleria Tower
13355 Noel Road, 22
nd Floor
Dallas, Texas 75240
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (214) 741-7744

 


 

 

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)

 

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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.

 

At the annual meeting of stockholders of The Howard Hughes Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held on May 18, 2017, the stockholders elected the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and voted upon five Board proposals contained within the Company’s Proxy Statement dated, April 11, 2017.

 

The Board nominees were elected with the following vote:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Ackman

 

28,722,884

 

332,859

 

16,788

 

6,613,067

Adam Flatto

 

28,903,910

 

153,449

 

15,172

 

6,613,067

Jeffrey Furber

 

28,902,892

 

154,740

 

14,899

 

6,613,067

Allen Model

 

28,910,497

 

146,448

 

15,586

 

6,613,067

R. Scot Sellers

 

28,624,892

 

432,288

 

15,351

 

6,613,067

Steven Shepsman

 

28,910,824

 

145,682

 

16,025

 

6,613,067

Burton M. Tansky

 

28,738,955

 

314,882

 

18,694

 

6,613,067

Mary Ann Tighe

 

28,753,822

 

304,211

 

14,498

 

6,613,067

David R. Weinreb

 

29,003,519

 

53,590

 

15,422

 

6,613,067

 

The stockholders approved the following proposals and cast their votes as described below:

 

Proposal

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

 

22,069,360

 

6,948,744

 

54,427

 

6,613,067

 

Proposal

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstentions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation (1)

 

27,025,127

 

128,998

 

1,900,917

 

17,489

 


(1)                                 Based upon the voting results of this proposal, the Board has determined that the Company will include an advisory vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials every year until the next required vote on frequency.

 

Proposal

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A vote to re-approve The Howard Hughes Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Incentive Plan for the purposes of 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code

 

28,528,971

 

504,463

 

39,097

 

6,613,067

 

Proposal

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A vote to approve the grant of warrants by the Company to David R. Weinreb and Grant Herlitz and the issuance by the Company of all shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants

 

28,821,641

 

206,512

 

44,378

 

6,613,067

 

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Proposal

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A vote to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017

 

35,456,280

 

203,824

 

25,494

 

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)           Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

The Howard Hughes Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 14, 2012).

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter F. Riley

 

 

Peter F. Riley

 

 

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

 

 

Date: May 22, 2017

 

 

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