8-K 1 form8-kannualmeetingofstoc.htm FORM 8-K ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS JUNE 2012 Form 8-K Annual Meeting of Stockholders June 2012


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 13, 2012
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SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-35186
(Commission File Number)
38-1747023
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

2800 Executive Way
Miramar, Florida 33025
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (954) 447-7920
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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Spirit Airlines, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 13, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. Of the 67,744,307 shares of voting common stock outstanding as of April 27, 2012, the record date, 64,873,848 shares, or approximately 95%, were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2012.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The following three (3) Class I directors were elected to serve for three-year terms until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

Name
Votes For
Against
Votes Withheld
Broker Non Votes
Robert D. Johnson
55,192,289
0
765,796
8,915,763
Barclay G. Jones III
55,244,801
0
713,284
8,915,763
Stuart I. Oran
55,051,655
0
906,430
8,915,763

Proposal 2 -- Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non Votes
64,486,554
368,162
19,132
0

Proposal 3 - Approval on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non Votes
55,566,147
258,562
133,376
8,915,763

Proposal 4 - Approval on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis of the Frequency of Future “Say on Pay” Votes on Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers.

Stockholders were given the option of voting for every one, two or three years, or abstaining. The largest number of stockholders voted for “every one year,” as highlighted below.

Every One Year
Every Two Years
Every Three Years
Abstain
Broker Non Votes
55,176,412
111,389
652,805
17,479
8,915,763
 
Based on the recommendation of the Board of Directors in the Proxy for the Annual Meeting and the voting results with respect to the non-binding advisory vote to determine the frequency of future votes on compensation of the Company's named executive officers, the Company will hold an advisory vote on compensation for its named executive officers annually.













SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: June 19, 2012
SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.


By: /s/ Thomas C. Canfield    
Name: Thomas C. Canfield
Title: General Counsel & Secretary