JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:JBLU) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.07 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On May 17, 2018, Mr. James Hnat, age 47, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of JetBlue Airways Corporation (the “Company” or “JetBlue”), who has been with the Company since 2001, notified the Company that he has decided to retire. Mr. Hnat will retire as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on June 30, 2018, and he will remain employed in a senior advisor role through December 31, 2018 to assist with the transition. The Company thanks Mr. Hnat for his many years of service.

(c) On May 17, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Joanna Geraghty, the Company’s Executive Vice President Customer Experience, as President and Chief Operating Officer effective June 1, 2018. In this new role, Ms. Geraghty will assume responsibility for the day to day airline operations.

Ms. Geraghty, age 45, joined JetBlue in 2005 as Director Litigation & Regulatory Counsel. She subsequently served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel; Executive Vice President, People; and, since 2014, has led the Company’s Customer Experience teams. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Geraghty and any other person to which she was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Geraghty does not have any family relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. There are no transactions in which Ms. Geraghty has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K currently contemplated or since the beginning of the last fiscal year.

(e) In connection with her appointment as President and Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Geraghty will be paid an annual base salary of $490,000, have a bonus opportunity of 75% of base salary at target; and short-term target equity opportunity of $475,000 in restricted stock units (RSUs) to vest over three years, to be issued in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated 2011 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2011 Plan”) and the respective Award Agreement. She will also have a long-term performance-based target equity opportunity of $625,000 in performance stock units (PSUs) for the performance period 2018-2020 to the 2011 Plan and the 2018-2020 PSU Award Agreement.

In connection with his retirement from the Company, JetBlue and Mr. Hnat have entered into a separation agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) dated May 17, 2018, under which Mr. Hnat will receive the EVP-level benefits under the Company’s severance plan plus a special bonus of $500,000 in recognition of Mr. Hnat’s significant efforts during his 17 year tenure with the airline to build and develop the legal department, to support innovation with the formation and start up of JetBlue Technology Ventures and JBTP, LLC, and to nurture the Company’s culture during periods of significant growth. In addition, the Company has offered, and Mr. Hnat has accepted employment as an advisor through December 31, 2018, compensated at approximately $60,833 per month, plus relocation support of up to $30,000. The agreement includes reasonable and customary contractual provisions, including indemnification, non-disparagement, non-competition and cooperation provisions. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s pass travel programs as may be amended from time to time, he will receive flight benefits during the advisory period and, as a result of his tenure and age, he has earned lifetime positive space travel on JetBlue under the Company’s policies. He will not be eligible for any other annual incentive or equity awards in 2018.

The above description of the Separation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Separation Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.07(e). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this report have the meanings given them in the Separation Agreement.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 17, 2018, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held. There were 317,568,686 shares of common stock entitled to be voted, and 295,501,300 shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The stockholders of the Company voted on three items:

All matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting were approved. The results are as follows:

There were no broker non-votes for this item.

Item 5.07 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 18, 2018, the Company issued two press releases announcing the changes to the Company’s leadership structure disclosed under Item 5.07 above. Copies of the press releases are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 herewith.

References to the Company's website in the release do not incorporate by reference the information on such website into this report, and the Company disclaims any such incorporation by reference. The information in this Item 5.07 is being "furnished" in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933 only if and to the extent such subsequent filing specifically references the information incorporated by reference in this Item 5.07.

Item 5.07 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

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About JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:JBLU)

JetBlue Airways Corporation is a passenger carrier company. The Company provides air transportation services across the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America. It operates various types of aircrafts, including Airbus A321, Airbus A320 and Embraer E190. It also provides premium transcontinental product called Mint. Mint includes approximately 20 fully lie-flat seats, over four of which are in suites with a privacy door. The Company has installed Fly-Fi in-flight Internet service across its Airbus fleet. The Company provides three branded fares: Blue, Blue Plus and Blue Flex. Each of these fares includes different offerings, such as free checked bags, reduced change fees and additional TrueBlue points. The Company also accepts Apple Pay in-flight, which enables the iPhone users to use their phones for all onboard purchases. Its Airbus A321 aircraft in a single cabin layout has approximately 190 seats and those with Mint offering have over 160 seats.