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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On April 28, 2021, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors. The stockholders elected the following ten nominees to serve as directors until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until the election and qualification of his or her respective successor, subject to each director’s earlier death or disability. Voting results for this proposal follow.
| Name of Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Stephen A. Cambone | 58,907,221 | 2,309,203 | 35,138 | 18,296,594 | ||||||||||||
| Charles L. Chadwell | 51,636,023 | 8,871,896 | 743,643 | 18,296,594 | ||||||||||||
| Irene M. Esteves | 57,848,432 | 3,368,202 | 34,928 | 18,296,594 | ||||||||||||
| Paul E. Fulchino | 53,005,543 | 8,209,827 | 36,192 | 18,296,594 | ||||||||||||
| Thomas C. Gentile III | 58,023,433 | 3,193,026 | 35,103 | 18,296,594 | ||||||||||||
| Richard A. Gephardt | 57,082,878 | 4,106,600 | 62,084 | 18,296,594 | ||||||||||||
| Robert D. Johnson | 54,099,138 | 7,116,105 | 36,319 | 18,296,594 | ||||||||||||
| Ronald T. Kadish | 55,808,931 | 5,406,749 | 35,882 | 18,296,594 | ||||||||||||
| John L. Plueger | 58,918,439 | 2,292,479 | 40,644 | 18,296,594 | ||||||||||||
| Laura H. Wright | 58,922,512 | 2,291,643 | 37,407 | 18,296,594 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Voting results for this proposal follow.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 48,474,508 | 12,698,479 | 78,575 | 18,296,594 | |||||||||||
Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021. Voting results for this proposal follow.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 78,128,634 | 1,317,656 | 101,866 | ||||||||
Proposal 4: Stockholder Proposal Requesting Amendment to Proxy Access Bylaw. The stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal requesting an amendment to the Company’s proxy access bylaw. Voting results for this proposal follow.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 21,599,326 | 39,541,399 | 110,837 | 18,296,594 | |||||||||||
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.
| SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
| Date: May 4, 2021 | /s/ Mindy McPheeters | ||
| Name: | Mindy McPheeters | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||