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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): May 26, 2022 

 

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 (State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)

 

001-34856

 (Commission
File Number)

 

36-4673192

(IRS employer
identification number)

 

9950 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 1100

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (281) 719-6100

 

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, $0.01 par value per share   HHC   New York Stock Exchange

 

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:

 

¨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))

 

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).

 

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 stockholders of The Howard Hughes Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held on May 26, 2022, the stockholders elected the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and voted upon two Board proposals contained within the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated April 11, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14A, dated May 10, 2022.

 

The Board nominees were elected with the following vote:

 

Nominee  For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-
Votes
 
William Ackman   32,210,959    3,316,786    11,911    2,955,571 
Adam Flatto   33,688,775    1,839,540    11,341    2,955,571 
Beth Kaplan   31,216,343    4,313,831    9,482    2,955,571 
Allen Model   33,999,591    1,530,426    9,639    2,955,571 
David O’Reilly   34,699,405    832,557    7,694    2,955,571 
R. Scot Sellers   33,663,207    1,866,825    9,624    2,955,571 
Seven Shepsman   33,685,726    1,842,556    11,374    2,955,571 
Mary Ann Tighe   33,874,361    1,654,250    11,045    2,955,571 
Anthony Williams   34,557,346    971,094    11,216    2,955,571 

 

The stockholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as described below:

 

Proposal  For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-
Votes
 
An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers   34,409,745    1,064,599    65,312    2,955,571 

 

Proposal  For   Against   Abstentions         
A vote to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2022   38,431,238    42,523    21,466         

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 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.

 

Dated: May 31, 2022

 

  THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Peter F. Riley
    Name: Peter F. Riley
    Title:

Senior Executive Vice President,

General Counsel & Secretary