Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 19, 2020, Mr. Steve Martinez notified Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) that he was resigning from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective immediately. The resignation did not involve a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.
The Board intends to appoint a new director to replace Mr. Martinez no later than July 15, 2020 in connection with its obligations under the terms of an Investor Rights Agreement, dated May 28, 2020, between the Company, NCL Corporation Ltd. and LC9 Skipper, L.P.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 18, 2020, the Company held its annual general meeting of shareholders at the Pullman Miami, 5800 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, Florida 33126 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”). There were 179,795,177 ordinary shares present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented 83.81% of the combined voting power of ordinary shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares were entitled to one vote for each ordinary share held as of the close of business on April 1, 2020.
The shareholders of the Company voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
1. To elect three directors, each to serve until the 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
2. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement (the “Say-on-Pay Vote”).
3. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the frequency of the Company’s future Say-on-Pay Votes.
4. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 and the determination of PwC’s remuneration by the Audit Committee of the Board.
The voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below.
1. Election of Directors
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Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
David M. Abrams | 129,813,393 | 2,086,541 | 302,861 | 47,592,382 |
John W. Chidsey | 129,841,956 | 2,043,266 | 317,573 | 47,592,382 |
Russell W. Galbut | 130,870,493 | 1,033,964 | 298,338 | 47,592,382 |
Each of the three nominees for director was elected to serve until the 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
114,573,719 | 17,281,528 | 347,548 | 47,592,382 |
The shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
