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 15, 2024

 

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 15, 2024, Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”) for the following purposes:

 

Proposal No. 1		To elect the nine director nominees described in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2024 (the “2024 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, 2024.
Proposal No. 3		To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the 2024 Proxy Statement.
Proposal No. 4		To approve, for the purpose of complying with the applicable rules of the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq” and such rules, the “Nasdaq Rules”), including but not limited to Nasdaq Rules 5635(b) and 5635(d), the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) in excess of 10,281,753 shares of Common Stock (such excess shares of Common Stock, the “Excess Warrant Shares”) upon the exercise of the warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant”) issued by the Company to Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC (“Warrantholder”).

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 18, 2024 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting. At the Record Date, 51,848,616 shares of Common Stock and one share each of Series B Special Preferred Stock, Series C Special Preferred Stock and Series D Special Preferred Stock (collectively, “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 40,663,565 shares, or 78.42% of the total shares outstanding, were present in person or by proxy at the 2024 Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum of stockholders entitled to vote at the 2024 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 Wendy A. Beck		26,688,103		2,444,818		11,530,644		Elected
Election of Earl E. Fry		26,691,050		2,441,871		11,530,644		Elected
Election of Lawrence S. Hershfield		25,148,494		3,984,427		11,530,644		Elected
Election of C. Jayne Hrdlicka		24,428,734		4,704,187		11,530,644		Elected
Election of Peter R. Ingram		26,774,734		2,358,187		11,530,644		Elected
Election of Michael E. McNamara		26,651,349		2,481,572		11,530,644		Elected
Election of Crystal K. Rose		25,142,336		3,990,585		11,530,644		Elected
Election of Craig E. Vosburg		26,657,881		2,475,040		11,530,644		Elected
Election of Richard N. Zwern		23,765,143		5,367,778		11,530,644		Elected

As of the date of the election of directors listed above, the board of directors of the Company is comprised of Wendy A. Beck, Earl E. Fry, Lawrence S. Hershfield, C. Jayne Hrdlicka, Peter R. Ingram, Michael E. McNamara, Crystal K. Rose, Craig E. Vosburg, Richard N. Zwern, Daniel W. Akins, Mark D. Schneider 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, 2024.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes		Outcome
37,992,378		720,468		1,950,719		0		Approved

Proposal No. 3 - Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the 2024 Proxy Statement.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes		Outcome
24,148,031		2,705,059		2,279,831		11,530,644		Approved

Proposal No. 4 - Approval, for the purpose of complying with the applicable Nasdaq Rules, including but not limited to Nasdaq Rules 5635(b) and 5635(d), of the issuance of the Excess Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrant issued by the Company to Warrantholder.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes		Outcome
25,981,648		1,120,836		2,030,437		11,530,644		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 20, 2024