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 27, 2015

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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) & (b) On May 27, 2015, the Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at its principal executive offices in Purchase, New York. The final results of the shareholder vote on the three proposals brought before the Annual Meeting were as follows:  

(1) Each of the nominees for Director was an incumbent, and all nominees were elected to serve until the 2016 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
     21,844,851       290,009       135,076       1,322,835  
Timothy J. Bernlohr
     20,947,715       1,187,144       135,077       1,322,835  
William J. Flynn
     21,928,110       207,421       134,405       1,322,835  
James S. Gilmore III
     20,760,573       1,348,337       161,026       1,322,835  
Carol B. Hallett
     20,792,091       1,342,769       135,076       1,322,835  
Frederick McCorkle
     20,793,341       1,341,509       135,086       1,322,835  
Duncan J. McNabb
     21,009,279       1,125,793       134,864       1,322,835  

(2) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified with the following votes:  

                 
Votes For
  Votes Against   Abstentions
 
               
22,650,157
    658,039       284,575  

(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
12,476,747
    9,031,026       762,163       1,322,385  

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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, 2015   By:   /s/ Adam R. Kokas
       
        Name: Adam R. Kokas
        Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Human Resources Officer