LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ:LIND) 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.
The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the 2017 Annual Meeting)
of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (the Company) was held on
June 7, 2017. As of the record date, April 12, 2017, 45,141,578
shares of the Companys common stock were outstanding and entitled
to vote at the 2017 Annual Meeting. A total of 41,081,294 shares
of the Companys common stock, constituting a quorum, were
represented in person or by proxy at the 2017 Annual Meeting.
The Companys stockholders voted on three proposals at the 2017
Annual Meeting. The final results of the votes regarding each
proposal are set forth below.
Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors: The
Companys stockholders elected L. Dyson Dryden, John M. Fahey, and
Catherine B. Reynolds as Class B directors to serve terms
expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2020
and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
The voting results regarding this proposal are set forth below:
| Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| L. Dyson Dryden | 38,179,568 | 1,050,043 | 1,851,683 | |||||||||
| John M. Fahey | 39,055,878 | 173,733 | 1,851,683 | |||||||||
| Catherine B. Reynolds | 39,059,378 | 170,233 | 1,851,683 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 2. Advisory Resolution on Executive
Compensation: The Companys stockholders approved, on an
advisory basis, the 2016 compensation of the Companys named
executive officers disclosed in the Executive Compensation
section and the related tables, notes and narrative in the Proxy
Statement. The voting results regarding this proposal are set
forth below:
| For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||||||
| 39,126,785 | 45,040 | 57,786 | 1,851,683 |
Proposal No. 3. The Ratification of the Appointment of
the Companys Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting
Firm for Fiscal Year 2017: The Companys stockholders
ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Companys
independent registered certified public accounting firm for
fiscal year 2017. The voting results regarding this proposal are
set forth below:
| For | Against | Abstain | |||||
| 41,062,999 | 8,070 | 10,225 |