Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 19, 2021
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
001-36243
27-4384691
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100, McLean, Virginia22102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(703) 883-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
HLT
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.
On May 19, 2021, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the annual meeting, stockholders voted on the matters disclosed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2021. The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders were as follows:
Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors
At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the persons listed below as directors for a one-year term expiring in 2022 or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Christopher J. Nassetta
236,477,672
1,479,944
87,385
7,194,609
Jonathan D. Gray
234,542,026
3,404,749
98,226
7,194,609
Charlene T. Begley
236,908,082
1,028,014
108,905
7,194,609
Chris Carr
237,669,380
284,808
90,813
7,194,609
Melanie L. Healey
227,927,127
10,008,612
109,262
7,194,609
Raymond E. Mabus, Jr.
237,060,685
899,578
84,738
7,194,609
Judith A. McHale
225,084,349
12,871,682
88,970
7,194,609
John G. Schreiber
224,964,311
12,990,447
90,243
7,194,609
Elizabeth A. Smith
237,002,745
952,649
89,607
7,194,609
Douglas M. Steenland
218,854,625
19,099,659
90,717
7,194,609
Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
242,927,515
2,223,192
88,903
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Proposal No. 3 – Non-Binding Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
135,318,069
102,627,482
99,450
7,194,609
SIGNATURE
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.
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.
By:
/s/ Kristin A. Campbell
Name:
Kristin A. Campbell
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief ESG Officer
