8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 15, 2017

 

 

TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32352   26-0075658

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION

OF INCORPORATION)

 

(COMMISSION

FILE NO.)

 

(IRS EMPLOYER

IDENTIFICATION NO.)

1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

(212) 852-7000

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

NOT APPLICABLE

(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

 

 

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 15, 2017. A brief description of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the voting on such matters are set forth below.

Proposal 1: The following individuals were elected as directors:

 

Name

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Delphine Arnault

     525,581,326        199,091,132        1,927,280        15,021,489  

James W. Breyer

     589,273,607        136,225,577        1,100,554        15,021,489  

Chase Carey

     644,640,414        80,896,757        1,062,567        15,021,489  

David F. DeVoe

     634,584,673        90,776,391        1,238,674        15,021,489  

Viet Dinh

     714,651,388        10,885,104        1,063,246        15,021,489  

Sir Roderick I. Eddington

     608,279,914        117,217,830        1,101,994        15,021,489  

James R. Murdoch

     698,526,303        26,918,777        1,154,658        15,021,489  

K. Rupert Murdoch

     698,312,538        27,185,521        1,101,679        15,021,489  

Lachlan K. Murdoch

     694,616,939        30,816,993        1,165,806        15,021,489  

Jacques Nasser

     606,070,283        119,426,824        1,102,631        15,021,489  

Robert S. Silberman

     548,835,795        176,505,823        1,258,120        15,021,489  

Tidjane Thiam

     722,140,166        3,389,455        1,070,117        15,021,489  

Jeffrey W. Ubben

     716,009,764        9,523,760        1,066,214        15,021,489  

Proposal 2: A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 passed and was voted upon as follows:

 

For:

     726,232,973  

Against:

     14,315,208  

Abstain:

     1,073,046  

Proposal 3: A proposal to approve, on an advisory, nonbinding basis, executive compensation passed and was voted upon as follows:

 

For:

     569,061,965  

Against:

     156,308,209  

Abstain:

     1,229,564  

Broker Non-Votes:

     15,021,489  

Proposal 4: A proposal to vote, on an advisory, nonbinding basis, on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation was voted upon as follows:

 

1 Year:

     714,760,706  

2 Years:

     55,969  

3 Years:

     10,680,082  

Abstain:

     1,102,981  

Broker Non-Votes:

     15,021,489  

In light of the voting results on Proposal 4 and consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company included in the Company’s proxy statement, the Company has decided to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation annually.

Proposal 5: A stockholder proposal to vote, on an advisory, nonbinding basis, for the Board to adopt a recapitalization plan to eliminate the Company’s dual class capital structure failed and was voted upon as follows:

 

For:

     313,728,906  

Against:

     412,510,427  

Abstain:

     360,405  

Broker Non-Votes:

     15,021,489  


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.

 

TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX, INC.

(REGISTRANT)

By:   /s/ Janet Nova
 

Janet Nova

Executive Vice President and

Deputy Group General Counsel

Dated: November 15, 2017