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 15, 2019
HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34521 | 20-1480589 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
150 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL | 60606 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(312) 750-1234
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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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 Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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 | ||
Class A common stock | H | New York Stock Exchange |
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s (the “Company”) 2019 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on May 15, 2019. A summary of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting by the Company’s stockholders is set forth below.
1. | The Company’s stockholders elected each of the following directors to serve until the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified by the following votes: |
NOMINEE | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
Paul D. Ballew | 701,380,944 | 169,200 | 3,171,904 | |||
Mark S. Hoplamazian | 701,393,951 | 156,193 | 3,171,904 | |||
Cary D. McMillan | 701,381,996 | 168,148 | 3,171,904 | |||
Michael A. Rocca | 701,301,217 | 248,927 | 3,171,904 |
2. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019 by the following votes: |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
704,521,987 | 176,673 | 23,388 | 0 |
3. | The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s compensation disclosure rules by the following votes: |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
700,601,435 | 923,266 | 25,443 | 3,171,904 |
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.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation | ||||||||
Date: May 16, 2019 | By: | /s/ Margaret C. Egan | ||||||
Name: | Margaret C. Egan | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |