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Era Group Inc. (NYSE:ERA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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

At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Era Group Inc. (the
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.
All nominees for election to the Board were elected for a term that
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.
The number of votes cast for, withheld or against and the number of
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:
Election of Directors
Director Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-votes
Charles Fabrikant
17,455,465
455,178
1,130,373
Christopher S. Bradshaw
17,850,920
59,723
1,130,373
Ann Fairbanks
17,848,687
61,956
1,130,373
Blaine Fogg
17,848,112
62,531
1,130,373
Christopher P. Papouras
17,850,920
59,723
1,130,373
Yueping Sun
17,850,920
59,723
1,130,373
Steven Webster
17,721,087
189,556
1,130,373
Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the ESPP
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
17,882,696
22,539
5,408
1,130,373
Ratification of Ernst Young LLP as the Company’s
Independent Registered Accounting Firm
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
19,032,445
6,925
1,646

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.

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