UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 24, 2017
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
1-8951 |
84-0622967 |
(State or other |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. employer |
jurisdiction of |
identification no.) | |
incorporation) |
4350 South Monaco Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80237
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 773-1100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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ITEM 5.07 |
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
On April 24, 2017, M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. There were 51,614,254 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting. The final results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of shareholders at the annual meeting were as follows:
(1) |
Election of three Class II Directors of the Company to serve for three-year terms expiring in 2020: |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
David D. Mandarich |
42,507,224 |
2,637,314 |
2,954,952 | ||
Paris G. Reece III |
39,819,362 |
5,325,176 |
2,954,952 | ||
David Siegel |
42,266,577 |
2,877,961 |
2,954,952 |
(2) |
Approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
42,515,229 |
2,572,264 |
57,045 |
2,954,952 |
(3) |
Recommended, in a non-binding advisory vote, as to whether an annual non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years: |
One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
26,231,078 |
742,792 |
18,127,953 |
42,715 |
2,954,952 |
(4) |
Approval of an amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan: |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
41,281,210 |
3,810,252 |
53,076 |
2,954,952 |
(5) |
Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year: |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
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47,233,174 |
841,120 |
25,196 |
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description |
10.1 |
Third Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC. |
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Dated: April 25, 2017 | By: /s/ Joseph H. Fretz |
Joseph H. Fretz Secretary and Corporate Counsel |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
10.1 |
Third Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan | |
Exhibit 10.1
THIRD AMENDMENT
TO
M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.
2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
The following Third Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, effective April 27, 2011 (the "Plan"), was adopted by the Board of Directors of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. on January 23, 2017, subject to approval of the Company’s shareholders. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed in the Plan.
The first two sentences of Section 4.1 of the Plan are amended to read as follows:
4.1 Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14, the maximum number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be 6,488,750 shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14, 6,488,750 shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be available for issuance pursuant to Incentive Stock Options.
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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Robert N. Martin Robert N. Martin Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: April 24, 2017