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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): June 17, 2021

 

 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware  001-05424  58-0218548
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 715-2600

 

Registrant’s Web site address: www.delta.com

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share DAL New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company          

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the annual meeting of shareholders of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) held on June 17, 2021, five proposals were voted upon by Delta’s shareholders. The proposals are described in detail in Delta’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021.

 

A brief description of the proposals and the final results of the votes for each matter follows:

 

1.The shareholders elected all twelve director nominees to serve as members of Delta’s Board of Directors until the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders:

 

Nominee

For Against Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

Edward H. Bastian 356,142,391   3,014,010    986,852 131,031,294
Francis S. Blake 328,015,810 30,004,361 2,123,082 131,031,294
Ashton B. Carter 356,027,668   3,071,384 1,044,201 131,031,294
David G. DeWalt 349,675,901   9,184,161 1,283,191 131,031,294
William H. Easter III 351,661,345   7,192,946 1,288,962 131,031,294
Christopher A. Hazleton 356,853,002   2,155,903 1,134,348 131,031,294
Michael P. Huerta 356,240,670   2,852,281 1,050,302 131,031,294
Jeanne P. Jackson 353,644,092   5,501,003   998,158 131,031,294
George N. Mattson 340,298,928 18,797,419 1,046,906 131,031,294
 Sergio A. L. Rial 332,784,767 26,060,435 1,298,051 131,031,294
David S. Taylor 353,066,449   6,021,974 1,054,830 131,031,294
Kathy N. Waller 346,260,650 12,906,769    975,834 131,031,294

 

2.The shareholders approved the advisory vote on the 2020 compensation of Delta’s named executive officers:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes
333,525,887 25,129,124 1,488,242 131,031,294

 

3.The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Delta’s independent auditors for 2021:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes
484,055,867 5,497,021 1,621,659 Not Applicable

 

4.The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding the ability of shareholders to act by written consent requiring the minimum number of votes necessary to authorize an action:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes
137,930,601 219,513,232 2,699,420 131,031,294

 

5.The shareholders approved a shareholder proposal requesting the issuance of a climate lobbying report:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes
225,669,077 132,799,058 1,675,118 131,031,294

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

 

 

 

   
  By:  /s/ Peter W. Carter                  
Date:  June 21, 2021 Peter W. Carter,
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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