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): June 20, 2019

 

 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 001-05424 58-0218548
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		(Commission
File Number) 		(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 715-2600

 

Registrant’s Web site address: www.delta.com

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share DAL New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

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.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 20, 2019, four proposals were voted upon by the Company’s shareholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed on April 26, 2019.

 

A brief description of the proposals and the final results of the votes for each matter follows:

 

1. The shareholders elected all twelve director nominees to serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:

 

Nominee

For Against Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

Edward H. Bastian 515,877,044 692,243 819,586 71,268,198
Francis S. Blake 505,012,535 11,693,888 682,450 71,268,198
Daniel A. Carp 504,847,116 11,848,032 693,725 71,268,198
Ashton B. Carter 516,043,904 646,724 698,245 71,268,198
David G. DeWalt 516,113,768 562,907 712,198 71,268,198
William H. Easter III 513,996,411 2,557,565 834,897 71,268,198
Christopher A. Hazleton 516,101,799 582,640 704,434 71,268,198
Michael P. Huerta 516,084,063 609,866 694,944 71,268,198
Jeanne P. Jackson 513,709,239 3,067,173 612,461 71,268,198
George N. Mattson 512,340,670 4,362,625 685,578 71,268,198
Sergio A. L. Rial 514,007,120 2,571,598 810,155 71,268,198
Kathy N. Waller 515,398,559 1,373,166 617,148 71,268,198

 

2. The shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation:

 

For

 

Against

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes
492,947,780 23,417,160 1,023,933 71,268,198

 

3. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2019:

 

For

 

Against

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes
579,514,491 8,123,348 1,019,232 Not Applicable

 

4. The shareholders did not approve the adoption of a shareholder proposal regarding the ability of shareholders to act by written consent requiring the minimum number of votes necessary to authorize an action:

 

For

 

Against

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes
191,925,035 323,397,811 2,066,027 71,268,198

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

 

   
  By:  /s/ Peter W. Carter                             
Date:  June 20, 2019 Peter W. Carter
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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