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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)

April 29, 2021

 

 

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34910   90-0607005

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

Newport News  

4101 Washington Avenue

Virginia

  23607
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

(757) 380-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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)

 

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

 

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))

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   HII   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  

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 April 29, 2021, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

Item 1 - Election of Directors

Votes regarding the election of 11 directors, for terms ending in 2022, were as follows:

 

Name

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Philip M. Bilden

     32,780,970        357,663        2,875,013  

Augustus L. Collins

     32,850,885        287,748        2,875,013  

Kirkland H. Donald

     31,292,937        1,845,696        2,875,013  

Victoria D. Harker

     24,467,552        8,671,081        2,875,013  

Anastasia D. Kelly

     32,606,667        531,966        2,875,013  

Tracy B. McKibben

     32,734,390        404,243        2,875,013  

Stephanie L. O’Sullivan

     32,891,704        246,929        2,875,013  

C. Michael Petters

     32,843,309        295,324        2,875,013  

Thomas C. Schievelbein

     32,700,608        438,025        2,875,013  

John K. Welch

     31,667,489        1,471,144        2,875,013  

Stephen R. Wilson

     32,825,673        312,960        2,875,013  

Item 2 - Proposal to Approve the Company’s Executive Compensation on an Advisory Basis

Votes on a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

32, 038,472

  955,377   144,784    2,875,013

Item 3 - Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Auditors

Votes on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2020 were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

35,609,827

  340,034   63,785    0

 

Item 4 – Proposal to approve Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Eliminate Remaining Supermajority Voting Requirements

Votes on proposal to approve an amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate remaining supermajority voting requirements were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

32,837,447

  247,387   53,799    2,875,013

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
    No.    

  

Description

104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document)


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.

 

  HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: May 3, 2021   By:  

/s/ Charles R. Monroe, Jr.

    Charles R. Monroe, Jr.
    Corporate Vice President,
    Associate General Counsel and Secretary