Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), held on June 11, 2019, the Company’s stockholders voted on proposals to: (i) elect directors to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), (ii) amend the certificate of incorporation of the Company regarding written consents, (iii) amend the certificate of incorporation of the Company regarding extraordinary transactions and (iv) ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.
All nominees for election to the Board were elected for a term that will continue until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until the director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified (or the director’s earlier resignation, death or removal). The Company’s stockholders also (i) approved the amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the Company regarding written consents, (ii) approved the amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the Company regarding extraordinary transactions and (iii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.
The number of votes cast for, withheld or against and the number of abstentions and brokernon-votes with respect to each proposal, as applicable, is set forth below. The Company’s independent inspector of election reported the final vote of the stockholders as follows:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
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Director Name | | Votes For | | | Votes Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Charles Fabrikant | | | 16,627,601 | | | | 734,987 | | | | 1,404,189 | |
John Gellert | | | 17,217,363 | | | | 145,225 | | | | 1,404,189 | |
Andrew R. Morse | | | 17,175,764 | | | | 186,824 | | | | 1,404,189 | |
R. Christopher Regan | | | 17,133,136 | | | | 229,452 | | | | 1,404,189 | |
Robert D. Abendschein | | | 17,258,963 | | | | 103,625 | | | | 1,404,189 | |
Julie Persily | | | 17,234,121 | | | | 128,467 | | | | 1,404,189 | |
Alfredo Miguel Bejos | | | 16,943,261 | | | | 419,327 | | | | 1,404,189 | |
Proposal No. 2 – Approval of an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company Regarding Written Consents
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
17,322,824 | | 24,212 | | 15,552 | | 1,404,189 |
Proposal No. 3 – Approval of an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company Regarding Extraordinary Transactions
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
17,229,704 | | 117,333 | | 15,551 | | 1,404,189 |
Proposal No. 4 – Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2019
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
18,755,694 | | 8,653 | | 2,430 | | 0 |