Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 31, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted and approved the AutoNation, Inc. 2017 Employee Equity and Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), subject to stockholder approval at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). On April 19, 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2017 Plan at the Annual Meeting.
The 2017 Plan provides for the grant of time-based and performance-based restricted stock units and restricted stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights, and other stock-based and cash-based awards to employees and independent contractors of the Company and its affiliates. In addition, the 2017 Plan enables the Company to grant stock-based and cash-based awards that satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. A maximum of 5.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment as described in the 2017 Plan) may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2017 Plan. In connection with the adoption of the 2017 Plan, the Board delegated to its Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) all powers and authorities necessary, appropriate, or advisable to administer the 2017 Plan in all respects. The 2017 Plan replaces the AutoNation, Inc. 2008 Employee Equity and Incentive Plan and the AutoNation, Inc. Senior Executive Incentive Bonus Plan.
In January 2017, the Compensation Committee approved certain performance-based restricted stock unit awards (referred to as “RSUs”) for our named executive officers under the 2017 Plan, which awards were issued on March 1, 2017, subject to stockholder approval of the 2017 Plan and a one-year performance period based on a measure of earnings. Certain RSUs vest in equal installments over four years, and others cliff vest after three years subject to the achievement of certain additional performance goals measured over a three-year performance period. The additional performance goals are based on an additional measure of earnings, a measure of return on invested capital, and a measure of our performance relative to certain customer satisfaction indices.
The 2017 Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. The RSU awards were made pursuant to the Company’s Stock Unit Awards Agreement, a form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summaries of the 2017 Plan and the terms of the Stock Unit Awards Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the actual terms of the 2017 Plan and the form of Stock Unit Awards Agreement.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 19, 2017, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following five proposals and cast their votes as set forth below.
Proposal 1
The ten director nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement were elected, each for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:
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Nominee
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Mike Jackson
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89,110,915
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648,778
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107,706
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4,260,093
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Rick L. Burdick
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87,345,471
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2,499,522
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22,406
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4,260,093
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Tomago Collins
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89,390,204
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421,624
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55,571
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4,260,093
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David B. Edelson
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89,733,651
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77,785
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55,963
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4,260,093
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Karen C. Francis
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89,733,705
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75,380
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58,314
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4,260,093
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Robert R. Grusky
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89,672,436
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139,490
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55,473
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4,260,093
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Kaveh Khosrowshahi
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89,387,958
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423,493
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55,948
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4,260,093
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Michael Larson
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88,112,124
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1,699,912
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55,363
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4,260,093
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G. Mike Mikan
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89,675,564
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136,830
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55,005
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4,260,093
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Alison H. Rosenthal
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89,394,137
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417,476
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55,786
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4,260,093
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Proposal 2
The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 was approved based upon the following votes:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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93,718,326
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328,503
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80,663
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N/A
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Proposal 3
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the resolution on executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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88,417,006
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1,419,577
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30,816
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4,260,093
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Proposal 4
A majority of stockholders voted for “3 Years” on the advisory vote with respect to the preferred frequency for future advisory votes on executive compensation (“Proposal 4”). Proposal 4 received the following votes:
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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30,993,138
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108,896
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58,749,263
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16,102
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4,260,093
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In line with the recommendation of the Company’s stockholders, the Company will include an advisory vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials every three years until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.
Proposal 5
The proposal to approve the AutoNation, Inc. 2017 Employee Equity and Incentive Plan was approved based upon the following votes:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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87,921,920
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1,919,096
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26,383
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4,260,093
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