2015 AMS 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 21, 2015
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
 
000-49728
(Commission File Number)
 
87-0617894
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
11101
(Zip Code)
(718) 286-7900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 21, 2015, at our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholders of the Company voted on four items:

1.
To elect eleven directors nominated by the Board of Directors to serve until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders;
2.
To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) as JetBlue’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015;
3.
To seek approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of JetBlue’s named executive officers;
4.
To approve amendments to our 2011 Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan; and
5.
To approve amendments to our 2011 Incentive Compensation Plan and re-approve the material terms of the performance goals for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
 

The results are as follows:


1.
The nominees for director received the following votes:


NAME
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
Jens Bischof
189,169,307
2,304,459
1,859,174
43,463,880
Peter Boneparth
190,131,327
1,335,383
1,866,230
43,463,880
David Checketts
189,832,110
1,640,268
1,860,562
43,463,880
Virginia Gambale
190,004,920
1,479,104
1,848,916
43,463,880
Stephan Gemkow
188,606,456
2,862,864
1,863,620
43,463,880
Robin Hayes
189,260,675
2,212,418
1,859,847
43,463,880
Ellen Jewett
190,071,760
1,407,089
1,854,091
43,463,880
Stanley McChrystal
188,758,816
2,710,945
1,863,179
43,463,880
Joel Peterson
188,778,143
2,694,629
1,860,168
43,463,880
Frank Sica
188,567,575
2,898,895
1,866,470
43,463,880
Thomas Winkelmann
189,612,028
1,857,226
1,863,686
43,463,880


2.
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was approved based upon the following votes received:


Votes For
232,939,391
Votes Against
1,884,597
Abstentions
1,972,832

There were no broker non-votes for this item.

3.
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes received:





Votes For
184,886,114
Votes Against
5,965,803
Abstentions
2,481,023
Broker non-votes
43,463,880



4.
The proposal to approve amendments to the 2011 Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan was approved based upon the following votes received:

Votes For
189,336,036
Votes Against
1,655,831
Abstentions
2,341,073
Broker non-votes
43,463,880


5.
The proposal to approve amendments to the 2011 Incentive Compensation Plan and to re-approve the material terms of the performance goals for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code was approved based upon the following votes received:

Votes For
182,380,991
Votes Against
8,972,830
Abstentions
1,979,119
Broker non-votes
43,463,880



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 thereunto duly authorized.
  
 
 
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: May 28, 2015
 
By: 
Alexander Chatkewitz
 
 
 
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)