Current Report Filing (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 13, 2020

HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-31443	71-0879698
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3375 Koapaka Street, Suite G-350

Honolulu, HI 96819

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(808) 835-3700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock	HA	NASDAQ Global Select Market

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. ☐


Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 13, 2020, Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”) for the following purposes:



Proposal No. 1	To elect seven directors from among the nominees described in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020 (the “2020 Proxy Statement”).

Proposal No. 2	To ratify Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

Proposal No. 3	To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the 2020 Proxy Statement.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2020 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the 2020 Annual Meeting. At the Record Date, 45,948,711 shares of Common Stock and three shares of Special Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. Each share of Common Stock and Special Preferred Stock was entitled to one vote. The Company had no other class of voting securities outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. A total of 41,262,096 shares, or 89.8% of the total shares outstanding, were present in person or by proxy at the 2020 Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum of stockholders entitled to vote at the 2020 Annual Meeting for the transaction of business.

RESULTS OF THE STOCKHOLDER VOTE:

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors.



Proposal	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes	Outcome

Election of Donald J. Carty	34,050,482	536,713	6,674,901	Elected

Election of Earl E. Fry	34,083,132	504,063	6,674,901	Elected

Election of Lawrence S. Hershfield	33,307,545	1,279,650	6,674,901	Elected

Election of Peter R. Ingram	33,955,126	632,069	6,674,901	Elected

Election of Randall L. Jenson	33,474,440	1,112,755	6,674,901	Elected

Election of Crystal K. Rose	33,481,201	1,105,994	6,674,901	Elected

Election of Richard N. Zwern	33,574,423	1,012,772	6,674,901	Elected

As of the date of the election of directors listed above, the board of directors of the Company is comprised of Donald J. Carty, Earl E. Fry, Lawrence S. Hershfield, Peter R. Ingram, Randall L. Jenson, Crystal K. Rose, Richard N. Zwern, Joseph Guerrieri, Jr., William S. Swelbar and Duane E. Woerth.

Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.



Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Broker Non-Votes	Outcome

40,328,664	774,718	158,714	0	Approved

Proposal No. 3 - Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the 2020 Proxy Statement.



Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Broker Non-Votes	Outcome

32,909,866	1,377,732	299,597	6,674,901	Approved

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.



Dated: May 19, 2020

	HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.


	By:	/s/ Aaron J. Alter
		Name:	Aaron J. Alter
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary