UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM8-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): June 11, 2019
SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-37966 | 47-2564547 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 12121 Wickchester Lane, Suite 500, Houston, TX | 77079 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (346)980-1700
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock | SMHI | NYSE |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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
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
| 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
| 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
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 18,755,694 | 8,653 | 2,430 | 0 |
SIGNATURES
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.
| SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. | ||||||
| June 12, 2019 | By: | /s/ Andrew H. Everett II | ||||
| Name: Andrew H. Everett II | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||