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): April 25, 2018

 

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-33160

 

20-2436320

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3801 South Oliver, Wichita, Kansas 67210

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (316) 526-9000

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

 

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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

 

The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to stockholders at the 2018 Annual Meeting.

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors. The stockholders elected the nine nominees named in the Company’s 2018 proxy statement to serve as directors. The voting results for this proposal are as follows:

 

Name of Director

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Charles Chadwell

 

95,351,449

 

2,015,141

 

64,441

 

5,649,547

 

Irene M. Esteves

 

96,379,684

 

990,091

 

61,256

 

5,649,547

 

Paul Fulchino

 

95,088,234

 

2,272,815

 

69,982

 

5,649,547

 

Thomas C. Gentile, III

 

95,945,121

 

1,423,432

 

62,478

 

5,649,547

 

Richard Gephardt

 

95,650,400

 

1,715,253

 

65,378

 

5,649,547

 

Robert Johnson

 

95,083,772

 

2,283,302

 

63,957

 

5,649,547

 

Ronald T. Kadish

 

95,368,124

 

1,999,578

 

63,329

 

5,649,547

 

John Plueger

 

96,352,705

 

1,014,720

 

63,606

 

5,649,547

 

Laura Wright

 

91,873,194

 

5,494,359

 

63,478

 

5,649,547

 

 

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results for this proposal are as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

92,495,985

 

4,838,776

 

96,270

 

5,649,547

 

 

Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018. The voting results for this proposal are as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

102,246,978

 

732,667

 

100,933

 

 

Proposal 4: Board’s Proposal to Lower the Threshold Required to Call a Special Meeting to 25%. The stockholders did not approve the Board’s proposal to lower the threshold required to call a special meeting to 25%. The voting results for this proposal are as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

41,316,966

 

56,002,609

 

111,456

 

5,649,547

 

 

Proposal 5: Stockholder Proposal to Lower the Threshold Required to Call a Special Meeting to 10%. The stockholders approved the stockholder proposal to lower the threshold required to call a special meeting to 10%. The voting results for this proposal are as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

63,795,634

 

33,500,429

 

134,968

 

5,649,547

 

 

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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.

 

 

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: April 27, 2018

By:

/s/ Stacy Cozad

 

 

Name:

Stacy Cozad

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary

 

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