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): January 25, 2018
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 001-35253 | 20-5441563 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
24911 Avenue Stanford
Valencia, California 91355
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (661) 775-7200
(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. |
(a) On January 25, 2018, Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon the following proposals:
1. | The election of four directors (Dayne A. Baird, Jay L. Haberland, Jennifer M. Pollino and Todd S. Renehan) to serve as Class I directors for a term of three years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
2. | The approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the Company’s executive compensation; |
3. | The recommendation, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the Company’s executive compensation; and |
4. | The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 (“fiscal 2018”). |
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The following table sets forth the number of votes in favor, the number of votes withheld and the number of broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 1, the election of Class I directors:
Director | Votes in Favor | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Dayne A. Baird | 69,300,566 | 19,267,491 | 2,488,567 | |||
Jay L. Haberland | 83,585,640 | 4,982,417 | 2,488,567 | |||
Jennifer M. Pollino | 83,585,785 | 4,982,272 | 2,488,567 | |||
Todd S. Renehan | 86,577,520 | 1,990,537 | 2,488,567 | |||
Proposal 2 - Approval on an Advisory Basis of the Company’s Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth the number of votes in favor, the number of votes against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2, the approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the Company’s executive compensation:
Votes in Favor | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
87,828,967 | 717,972 | 21,118 | 2,488,567 | |||
Proposal 3 - Recommendation on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve the Company’s Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth the number of votes for “Every Year,” “Every Other Year,” “Every Three Years” and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 3, the recommendation, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the Company’s executive compensation:
Every Year | Every Other Year | Every Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
77,314,426 | 21,545 | 8,426,893 | 2,805,193 | 2,488,567 | ||||
Proposal 4 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors
The following table sets forth the number of votes in favor, the number of votes against and the number of abstentions with respect to the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal 2018:
Votes in Favor | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
89,697,902 | 1,351,838 | 6,884 | ||
(d) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes to approve the Company’s executive compensation on an annual basis, as recommended by the Company’s Board of Directors. In accordance with these voting results, the Company intends to hold an advisory vote on its executive compensation annually until the next required vote on the frequency of such an advisory vote, which will occur no later than the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
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.
WESCO AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
Date: January 29, 2018 | By: | /s/ Kerry A. Shiba |
Kerry A. Shiba Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||