Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Form: 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 22, 2013

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-16545 13-4146982
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York   10577
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   914-701-8000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e) At the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (“AAWW” or the “Company”) held on May 22, 2013, AAWW’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan (as amended) (the “Plan”) to increase by 1,300,000 shares of AAWW Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to awards under the Plan. The amendment is described in greater detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of AAWW (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2013. The descriptions of the Plan contained herein and in the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan filed as Exhibit 10 attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) & (b) On May 22, 2013, the Company held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in New York, New York. The final results of the stockholder vote on the four proposals brought before the Annual Meeting were as follows:  

(1) Each of the nominees for Director was an incumbent, and all nominees were elected to serve until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The following table sets forth the voting results with respect to each nominee:  

                         
                    Broker
Nominee   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Non-Votes
Robert F. Agnew
    22,158,210       2,252,710       739,593  
Timothy J. Bernlohr
    22,157,605       2,253,315       739,593  
Eugene I. Davis
    18,210,804       6,200,116       739,593  
William J. Flynn
    23,138,956       1,271,964       739,593  
James S. Gilmore III
    23,130,811       1,280,109       739,593  
Carol B. Hallett
    19,798,423       4,612,497       739,593  
Frederick McCorkle
    18,870,232       5,540,688       739,593  
Duncan J. McNabb
    23,054,386       1,356,534       739,593  

(2) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was ratified with the following votes:  

                 
Votes For
  Votes Against   Abstentions
 
               
24,145,086
    878,423       127,004  

(3) In a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of AAWW’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, the Company’s stockholders voted as follows:

                         
                    Broker
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Non-Votes
9,254,084
    15,007,747       149,089       739,593  

(4) The amendment to the Company’s 2007 Incentive Plan (as amended) to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under such Plan by 1,300,000 shares was approved with the following votes:  

                         
                    Broker
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Non-Votes
20,328,676
    3,947,657       134,587       739,593  

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

10 Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan (as amended)


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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.

         
    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
          
May 24, 2013   By:   /s/ Adam R. Kokas
       
        Name: Adam R. Kokas
        Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Human Resources Officer


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
10
  Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan (as amended)