Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 20, 2021
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-35186
38-1747023
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
2800 Executive Way
Miramar,
Florida
33025
(Address of Principal Executive)
(Zip Code)
(954) 447-7920
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
SAVE
New York Stock Exchange
Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
SAVE
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 (§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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 20, 2021 via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SAVE2021. Of the 97,805,737 shares of voting common stock outstanding as of March 22, 2021, the record date, 70,836,164 shares, or approximately 72.43%, were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31,2021.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The following three (3) Class I directors were elected to serve for three-year terms until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
Name
Votes For
Against
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Robert D. Johnson
44,621,308
—
3,273,867
22,940,989
Barclay G. Jones III
44,513,998
—
3,381,177
22,940,989
Dawn M. Zier
39,728,278
—
8,166,897
22,940,989
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
70,188,440
519,181
128,543
—
Proposal 3 - Approval on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
46,946,363
784,235
164,577
22,940,989
Proposal 4 - First Amendment to the Spirit Airlines, Inc. 2015 Incentive Award Plan.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
46,337,104
1,438,210
119,861
22,940,989
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 21, 2021
SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.
By: /s/ Thomas Canfield
Name: Thomas Canfield
Title: Senior Vice President-- General Counsel & Secretary
