Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 23, 2018

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-16545 13-4146982
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York   10577
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   914-701-8000

Not Applicable
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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).

Emerging growth company [  ]

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. [  ]

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e) At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (“AAWW” or the “Company”) held on May 23, 2018, AAWW’s shareholders approved the Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2018 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to replace the Company’s 2016 Incentive Plan, as amended. The Plan is described in detail in “Proposal No. 4 – Approval of our 2018 Incentive Plan” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2018. The descriptions of the Plan contained herein and in the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is set forth as Exhibit B to the Proxy Statement.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) & (b) On May 23, 2018, the Company held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the Belmond Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. The final results of the shareholder vote on the four proposals brought before the Annual Meeting were as follows:  

(1) All nominees for Director were incumbents (other than Jane H. Lute and Sheila A. Stamps) and were elected to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The following table sets forth the voting results with respect to each nominee:  

                                 
                            Broker
Nominee   Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Non-Votes
Robert F. Agnew
     22,355,049       148,080       137,230       1,578,046  
Timothy J. Bernlohr
     22,016,471       485,208       138,680       1,578,046  
Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
     22,329,984       173,135       137,240       1,578,046  
William J. Flynn
     22,476,508       27,486       136,365       1,578,046  
Bobby J. Griffin
     21,886,510       616,809       137,040       1,578,046  
Carol B. Hallett
     21,787,832       715,570       136,957       1,578,046  
Jane H. Lute
     22,454,257       49,135       136,967       1,578,046  
Duncan J. McNabb
     22,296,433       206,696       137,230       1,578,046  
Sheila A. Stamps
     22,453,818       49,584       136,957       1,578,046  
John K. Wulff
     22,292,116       210,008       138,235       1,578,046  

(2) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified with the following votes:  

                 
Votes For
  Votes Against   Abstentions
 
               
23,354,492
    726,545       137,368  

(3) The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, with the following votes:

                         
                    Broker
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Non-Votes
21,359,194
    1,139,504       141,661       1,578,046  

(4) The Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2018 Incentive Plan was approved with the following votes:

                         
                    Broker
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Non-Votes
19,716,398
    2,783,307       140,654       1,578,046  

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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.

         
    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
          
May 29, 2018   By:   /s/ Adam R. Kokas
       
        Name: Adam R. Kokas
        Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary