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 17, 2018

 


 

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-34856

 

36-4673192

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

 

 

 

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)

 

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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 17, 2018, 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 3, 2018.

 

The Board nominees were elected with the following vote:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Ackman

 

30,188,138

 

919,278

 

11,148

 

5,043,380

 

Adam Flatto

 

30,866,518

 

240,314

 

11,732

 

5,043,380

 

Jeffrey Furber

 

30,858,356

 

247,846

 

12,362

 

5,043,380

 

Beth Kaplan

 

31,063,532

 

44,018

 

11,014

 

5,043,380

 

Allen Model

 

30,863,980

 

242,448

 

12,136

 

5,043,380

 

R. Scot Sellers

 

30,438,053

 

668,353

 

12,158

 

5,043,380

 

Steven Shepsman

 

30,866,845

 

239,679

 

12,040

 

5,043,380

 

Burton M. Tansky

 

30,503,621

 

602,885

 

12,058

 

5,043,380

 

Mary Ann Tighe

 

30,493,478

 

614,341

 

10,745

 

5,043,380

 

David R. Weinreb

 

30,883,846

 

222,933

 

11,785

 

5,043,380

 

 

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

 

22,849,711

 

7,731,965

 

536,888

 

 

5,043,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 2018

 

36,086,220

 

26,752

 

48,972

 

 

 

 

 

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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, 2018

 

 

 

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