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, 2010 (May 26, 2010)
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 1-10308 | | 06-0918165 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| | | | | |
6 Sylvan Way Parsippany, NJ | 07054 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| | | | | |
| (973) 496-4700 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| N/A |
| (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 26, 2010, Avis Budget Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Wilmington, Delaware. The following matters were submitted to a vote of stockholders and the voting results were as follows:
| (1) | Election of Directors: The nine nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement were elected for a one-year term expiring in 2011 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes of the 78,322,054 total votes cast for this proposal: |
| | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Ronald L. Nelson | | 77,029,425 | | 1,239,187 | | 53,442 | | 11,557,201 |
| Mary C. Choksi | | 76,901,949 | | 1,329,926 | | 90,179 | | 11,557,201 |
| Leonard S. Coleman | | 76,835,576 | | 1,396,280 | | 90,198 | | 11,557,201 |
| Martin L. Edelman | | 77,396,980 | | 862,856 | | 62,218 | | 11,557,201 |
| John D. Hardy, Jr. | | 77,209,246 | | 1,027,676 | | 85,132 | | 11,557,201 |
| Lynn Krominga | | 76,917,737 | | 1,343,900 | | 60,417 | | 11,557,201 |
| Eduardo G. Mestre | | 76,963,542 | | 1,259,571 | | 98,941 | | 11,557,201 |
| F. Robert Salerno | | 77,752,387 | | 516,136 | | 53,531 | | 11,557,201 |
| Stender E. Sweeney | | 76,757,766 | | 1,502,957 | | 61,331 | | 11,557,201 |
| (2) | Ratification of Appointment of Auditors: The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the auditors of the Company’s financial statements for fiscal year 2010 was ratified as follows: |
| | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| | 87,983,712 | | 1,747,819 | | 147,724 | | -- |
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 hereto duly authorized.
AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
| | By: | | /s/ Jean M. Sera |
| | Name: | Jean M. Sera |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President and Secretary |
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Date: May 27, 2010
