8-K

AAR CORP (AIR)

8-K 2022-09-20 For: 2022-09-20
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Common Stock, $1.00 par value AIR


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): September 20, 2022

AAR CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 1-6263 36-2334820
(State or other jurisdiction of <br><br>incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
One AAR Place
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1100 N. Wood Dale Road
Wood Dale**, Illinois** 60191
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(630) 227-2000

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:

¨       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common<br> Stock, $1.00 par value AIR New<br> York Stock Exchange
Chicago<br> Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule  405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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

On September 20, 2022, AAR Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, 32,565,570 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, or approximately 91.97% of the 35,405,484 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, were present in person or represented by proxy.

Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as such matters are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement filed on August 9, 2022, and the final voting results on each such matter.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

The stockholders elected each of the Company’s three Class II director nominees for a three-year term expiring at the 2025 annual meeting, as reflected in the following voting results:

Name of Nominee For Against Abstain Broker <br> Non-Votes
JOHN M. HOLMES 31,139,907 388,463 95,761 941,439
ELLEN M. LORD 30,566,960 963,932 93,239 941,439
MARC J. WALFISH 28,971,102 2,307,596 345,433 941,439

The continuing directors of the Company are Anthony K. Anderson, Michael R. Boyce, H. John Gilbertson, Jr., Robert F. Leduc, Duncan J. McNabb, Peter Pace, David P. Storch and Jennifer L. Vogel.

Proposal 2: Advisory Proposal to Approve our Fiscal 2022 Executive Compensation.

The stockholders did not approve the advisory proposal to approve our fiscal 2022 executive compensation, as reflected in the following voting results:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
12,517,527 19,009,821 96,783 941,439

Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 2023.

The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, as reflected in the following voting results:

For Against Abstain
31,609,593 858,207 97,770


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.

Date: September 20, 2022

AAR CORP.
By: /s/ Jessica A. Garascia
Jessica A. Garascia
Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary