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 16, 2011 |
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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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York | 10577 | |
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| 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(e) At the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (“AAWW” or the “Company”) held on June 16, 2011, AAWW’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan (as amended) (the “Plan”) to increase by 800,000 shares the number of shares of AAWW Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to awards under the Plan. The amendment is described in greater detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of AAWW (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2011. 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 filed as Exhibit 10 attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) & (b) On June 16, 2011, the Company held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in New York, New York. The final results of the stockholder vote on the five 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 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The following table sets forth the voting results with respect to each nominee:
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| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Non-Votes | |||||||||
Robert F. Agnew |
23,488,684 | 649,737 | 878,712 | |||||||||
Timothy J. Bernlohr |
21,783,629 | 2,354,792 | 878,712 | |||||||||
Eugene I. Davis |
18,405,434 | 5,732,987 | 878,712 | |||||||||
William J. Flynn |
23,847,394 | 291,027 | 878,712 | |||||||||
James S. Gilmore III |
22,561,058 | 1,577,363 | 878,712 | |||||||||
Carol B. Hallett |
23,951,200 | 186,721 | 878,712 | |||||||||
Frederick McCorkle |
23,513,941 | 624,480 | 878,712 | |||||||||
(2) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified with the following votes:
Votes For
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Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
23,752,448
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1,262,279 | 4,406 | ||||||
(3) The compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers was approved, on an advisory basis, with the following votes:
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Non-Votes | |||||||||
20,118,925
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3,703,667 | 317,829 | 878,712 | |||||||||
(4) The stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes to approve the executive compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as follows:
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| Every Year | Every 2 Years | Every 3 Years | Abstentions | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
21,769,386
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24,964 | 2,054,133 | 291,938 | 878,712 | ||||||||||||
(5) The amendment to the Company’s 2007 Incentive Plan (as amended) to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under such Plan by 800,000 shares was approved with the following votes:
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Non-Votes | |||||||||
20,499,519
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3,332,486 | 308,416 | 878,712 | |||||||||
(d) Based on the voting results on Proposal (4) above, and in accordance with the recommendation made by the Board of Directors as set forth in the Proxy Statement, advisory votes on executive compensation will be submitted to stockholders on an annual basis until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
10 Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan (as amended)
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. | ||||
| June 21, 2011 | By: |
/s/ Adam R. Kokas
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| Name: Adam R. Kokas | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Human Resources Officer | ||||
Exhibit Index
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10
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan (as amended) |