Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 20, 2021
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D.R. Horton, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-14122
75-2386963
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1341 Horton Circle, Arlington, Texas76011
(Address of principal executive offices)
(817) 390-8200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 $.01 per share
DHI
New York Stock Exchange
5.750% Senior Notes due 2023
DHI 23A
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).
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Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 20, 2021, D.R. Horton, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered: (1) the election of six director nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement, (2) an advisory vote on the approval of executive compensation, and (3) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021. There were 364,627,025 shares of Common Stock eligible to be voted at this meeting and there were 325,221,898 shares of Common Stock represented in person or by proxy. The Annual Meeting voting results of the three listed matters were as follows:
(1). Proposal One: Election of Directors. Stockholders elected each of the following nominees as a director to hold office until the 2022 Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified based on the following votes.
Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Donald R. Horton
296,746,300
9,483,056
105,276
18,887,266
Barbara K. Allen
299,082,601
7,139,893
112,138
18,887,266
Brad S. Anderson
279,163,143
27,054,942
116,547
18,887,266
Michael R. Buchanan
281,167,363
25,050,147
117,122
18,887,266
Michael W. Hewatt
289,523,948
16,690,505
120,179
18,887,266
Maribess L. Miller
282,596,528
23,624,460
113,644
18,887,266
(2).Proposal Two: Advisory Vote on the Approval of Executive Compensation. Stockholders approved the Company’s executive compensation based on the following votes.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
244,201,834
61,910,800
221,998
18,887,266
(3).Proposal Three: Ratify the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 based on the following votes.
For
Against
Abstain
324,700,149
374,813
146,936
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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.