UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 16, 2019

 


 

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

001-34856
(Commission File Number)

 

36-4673192
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

One Galleria Tower
13355 Noel Road, 22
nd Floor
Dallas, Texas 75240
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (214) 741-7744

 


 

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:

 

o                      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o                      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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, $0.01 par value per share

 

HHC

 

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 (§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 o

 

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. o

 

 

 


 

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

 

At the annual meeting of stockholders of The Howard Hughes Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held on May 16, 2019, the stockholders elected the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and voted upon two Board proposals contained within the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated April 4, 2019.

 

The Board nominees were elected with the following vote:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Ackman

 

31,646,013

 

954,903

 

60,125

 

4,868,733

 

Adam Flatto

 

32,135,023

 

518,866

 

7,242

 

4,868,733

 

Jeffrey Furber

 

32,101,129

 

553,302

 

6,700

 

4,868,733

 

Beth Kaplan

 

32,164,861

 

490,701

 

5,569

 

4,868,733

 

Allen Model

 

32,134,788

 

519,519

 

6,824

 

4,868,733

 

R. Scot Sellers

 

31,642,573

 

1,011,109

 

7,449

 

4,868,733

 

Steven Shepsman

 

32,137,614

 

516,868

 

6,649

 

4,868,733

 

Mary Ann Tighe

 

31,775,386

 

880,285

 

5,460

 

4,868,733

 

David R. Weinreb

 

32,159,958

 

494,441

 

6,732

 

4,868,733

 

 

The stockholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as described below:

 

Proposal

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

 

23,645,305

 

8,528,730

 

487,096

 

4,868,733

 

 

Proposal

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A vote to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019

 

37,340,713

 

22,556

 

166,595

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter F. Riley

 

 

 

Peter F. Riley

 

 

 

Senior Executive Vice President, Secretary and

 

 

 

General Counsel

 

 

Date: May 22, 2019

 

 

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