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 20, 2016 (May 18, 2016)
HD SUPPLY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-35979 | | 26-0486780 |
(State or other Jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S Employer |
of Incorporation) | | | | Identification Number) |
3100 Cumberland Boulevard
Suite 1480,
Atlanta, Georgia | | 30339 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 852-9000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 18, 2016, HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”). Stockholders representing 176,026,012 shares, or 87.75%, of the Company’s common shares outstanding as of the March 21, 2016 record date were present in person or were represented at the meeting by proxy. Each proposal subject to a vote at the Annual Meeting was described in detail in the Company’s 2016 Proxy Statement dated March 31, 2016. Final voting results are shown below.
PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Stockholders elected, by a plurality of the votes cast, each of the following Class III directors to serve a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
NOMINEE | | FOR | | WITHHOLD | | BROKER NON-VOTE | |
Joseph J. DeAngelo | | 161,930,035 | | 6,033,206 | | 8,062,771 | |
Patrick R. McNamee | | 166,932,772 | | 1,030,469 | | 8,062,771 | |
Charles W. Peffer | | 166,899,243 | | 1,063,998 | | 8,062,771 | |
PROPOSAL 2
RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Stockholders ratified, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person, electronically or by proxy and entitled to vote, the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending January 29, 2017.
VOTES FOR | | 174,661,652 | | 99.22 | % |
VOTES AGAINST | | 1,240,672 | | .71 | % |
ABSTENTIONS | | 123,688 | | .07 | % |
PROPOSAL 3
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding greenhouse gas emissions, with the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person, electronically or by proxy and entitled to vote, being cast against the proposal.
VOTES FOR | | 54,789,821 | | 31.13 | % |
VOTES AGAINST | | 77,298,960 | | 43.91 | % |
ABSTENTIONS | | 35,874,460 | | 20.38 | % |
BROKER NON-VOTES | | 8,062,771 | | 4.58 | % |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 20, 2016 | HD SUPPLY HOLDINGS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Dan S. McDevitt |
| | Dan S. McDevitt General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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