Era Group Inc. (NYSE:ERA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Company) held on June 7, 2017, stockholders voted on proposals to
(i) elect directors to the Board of Directors (the Board) of the
Company, (ii) approve Amendment No. 1 to the Companys 2013 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and (iii) ratify the appointment of
Ernst Young LLP as the Companys independent registered accounting
firm.
will continue until the next annual meeting of stockholders or
until the directors successor has been duly elected and qualified
(or the directors earlier resignation, death or removal). The
stockholders vote also approved Amendment No. 1 to the Companys
ESPP and ratified the appointment of the Companys independent
registered accounting firm.
abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal, as
applicable, is set forth below. The Companys independent inspector
of election reported the final vote of the stockholders as follows:
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Election of Directors
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Director Name
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-votes
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Charles Fabrikant
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17,455,465
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455,178
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1,130,373
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Christopher S. Bradshaw
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17,850,920
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59,723
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1,130,373
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Ann Fairbanks
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17,848,687
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61,956
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1,130,373
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Blaine Fogg
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17,848,112
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62,531
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1,130,373
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Christopher P. Papouras
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17,850,920
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59,723
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1,130,373
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Yueping Sun
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17,850,920
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59,723
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1,130,373
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Steven Webster
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17,721,087
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189,556
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1,130,373
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Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the ESPP
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-votes
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17,882,696
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22,539
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5,408
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1,130,373
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Ratification of Ernst Young LLP as the Company’s
Independent Registered Accounting Firm |
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-votes
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19,032,445
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6,925
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1,646
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About Era Group Inc. (NYSE:ERA)
Era Group Inc. is engaged in operating helicopters. The Company’s helicopters transport personnel to, from and between offshore oil and gas production platforms, drilling rigs and other installations. The Company also dry-leases helicopters to third-party helicopter operators and foreign affiliates. The primary users of the Company’s helicopter services are international, integrated and independent oil and gas exploration, development and production companies. In addition to serving the oil and gas industry, it provides air medical services; utility services, including support of firefighting, mining, power line and pipeline survey activities, and Alaska flightseeing tours, among other activities. It owns and operates a range of classes of helicopters, such as Heavy helicopters, Medium helicopters and Light helicopters. Heavy helicopters have twin engines and passenger capacity ranging from 16 to 19. Medium helicopters have twin engines and passenger capacity ranging from 11 to 12.
