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 27, 2015
AOL INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-34419 | | 20-4268793 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
770 Broadway, New York, New York 10003
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
212-652-6400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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. |
Adoption of Certain Amended and Restated Benefit Plan
(e) On May 27, 2015, the stockholders of AOL Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Amended and Restated AOL Inc. Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers (“the Plan”) at the Company’s 2015 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Plan was amended and restated as of February 25, 2015. A description of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2015 (the “Proxy Statement”), in the section entitled “Item 4. Approval of the Amended and Restated AOL Inc. Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers,” which is incorporated herein by reference. This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Plan attached to the Proxy Statement as Annex A.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) The Company held the Annual Meeting on May 27, 2015.
(b) The Company’s stockholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the votes were as follows:
Item 1. | Election of Directors. |
All of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement were elected, and the voting results are set forth below:
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| | FOR | | | AGAINST | | | ABSTAIN | | | BROKER NON-VOTES | |
Tim Armstrong | | | 62,757,503 | | | | 1,042,192 | | | | 73,907 | | | | 8,141,677 | |
Eve Burton | | | 63,503,035 | | | | 294,599 | | | | 76,015 | | | | 8,141,677 | |
Richard Dalzell | | | 63,762,170 | | | | 34,890 | | | | 76,589 | | | | 8,141,677 | |
Alberto Ibargüen | | | 63,407,402 | | | | 389,728 | | | | 76,471 | | | | 8,141,677 | |
Hugh Johnston | | | 63,761,110 | | | | 36,187 | | | | 76,352 | | | | 8,141,677 | |
Dawn Lepore | | | 63,759,733 | | | | 38,395 | | | | 75,521 | | | | 8,141,677 | |
Patricia Mitchell | | | 63,179,065 | | | | 617,839 | | | | 76,745 | | | | 8,141,677 | |
Fredric Reynolds | | | 63,761,511 | | | | 35,995 | | | | 76,143 | | | | 8,141,677 | |
James Stengel | | | 63,759,058 | | | | 38,713 | | | | 75,878 | | | | 8,141,677 | |
Item 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2015.
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was approved, and the voting results were as follows:
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For | | | 71,441,136 | |
Against | | | 429,902 | |
Abstain | | | 144,288 | |
Broker Non-Votes | | | 0 | |
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Item 3. | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. |
Our stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, our executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement, and the voting results were as follows:
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For | | | 63,112,738 | |
Against | | | 660,492 | |
Abstain | | | 100,419 | |
Broker Non-Votes | | | 8,141,677 | |
Item 4. | Amended and Restated AOL Inc. Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers. |
Our stockholders approved the Amended and Restated AOL Inc. Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers (the “Plan”). The results of the vote on the approval of the Plan were as follows:
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For | | | 63,138,429 | |
Against | | | 629,084 | |
Abstain | | | 106,136 | |
Broker Non-Votes | | | 8,141,677 | |
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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.
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AOL INC. |
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By: | | /s/ Julie Jacobs |
Name: | | Julie Jacobs |
Title: | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: May 28, 2015
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