delta_8k-063011.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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):  June 30, 2011


DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
001-05424
58-0218548
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia  30320-6001
(Address of principal executive offices)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (404) 715-2600


Registrant’s Web site address:    www.delta.com


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

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 30, 2011, the Company’s stockholders voted on five proposals.  The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on April 29, 2011.   A brief description of the proposals and the final results of the votes for each matter follows:

1.           The stockholders elected all eleven director nominees to serve as members of the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 
Nominee 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
Richard H. Anderson
645,829,167
2,964,387
1,281,114
99,825,402
Edward H. Bastian
645,303,007
3,443,846
1,327,815
99,825,402
Roy J. Bostock
645,094,999
2,317,747
2,661,922
99,825,402
John S. Brinzo
645,176,688
2,220,210
2,677,770
99,825,402
Daniel A. Carp
644,895,441
2,512,544
2,666,683
99,825,402
John M. Engler
644,818,480
2,604,193
2,651,995
99,825,402
Mickey P. Foret
645,853,820
2,863,702
1,357,146
99,825,402
David R. Goode
643,824,975
3,607,445
2,642,248
99,825,402
Paula Rosput Reynolds
642,315,553
6,009,846
1,749,269
99,825,402
Kenneth C. Rogers
644,197,728
3,207,406
2,669,534
99,825,402
Kenneth B. Woodrow
645,249,024
2,172,985
2,652,659
99,825,402
 
2.         The stockholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
642,812,537
4,625,328
2,636,803
99,825,402

3.         The stockholders recommended that the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation be every year:

Votes For
Every 1 Year
Votes For
Every 2 Years
Votes For
Every 3 Years
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
514,371,608
1,497,307
131,518,264
2,687,489
99,825,402

In accordance with the voting results on this advisory proposal and its previous recommendation, the Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year.

4.         The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2011:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
743,350,080
4,190,554
2,359,436
Not applicable

5.           The stockholders rejected the adoption of a stockholder proposal relating to cumulative voting for the election of directors:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker
 Non-Votes
234,538,685
413,840,590
1,695,393
99,825,402

 
 
 

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.



 
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
   
 
By:  /s/ Leslie P. Klemperer 
Date:  June 30, 2011
Leslie P. Klemperer,
Vice President - Deputy General Counsel  and Secretary