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 6, 2015

 

 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36243   27-4384691

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100, McLean, Virginia 22102

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(703) 883-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


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

On May 6, 2015, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the annual meeting, stockholders voted on the matters disclosed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2015 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders were as follows:

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors

At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the persons listed below as directors for a one-year term expiring in 2016 or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

     Votes Cast For      Votes Withheld      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Christopher J. Nassetta

     803,504,867         88,097,478         —           15,025,986   

Jonathan D. Gray

     797,617,670         93,984,675         —           15,025,986   

Michael S. Chae

     790,746,152         100,856,193         —           15,025,986   

Tyler S. Henritze

     790,740,033         100,862,312         —           15,025,986   

Judith A. McHale

     870,051,365         21,550,980         —           15,025,986   

John G. Schreiber

     734,060,744         157,541,601         —           15,025,986   

Elizabeth A. Smith

     873,035,343         18,567,002         —           15,025,986   

Douglas M. Steenland

     872,957,575         18,644,770         —           15,025,986   

William J. Stein

     730,077,244         161,525,101         —           15,025,986   

Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015.

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Cast Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

903,941,046

  1,342,581   1,344,704   —  

Proposal No. 3 – Non-Binding Vote on Executive Compensation

The Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Cast Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

886,565,322

  3,711,282   1,325,741   15,025,986


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.

 

HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.
By:

/s/ Kevin J. Jacobs

Name:  Kevin J. Jacobs
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 8, 2015