8-K

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS)

8-K 2020-05-06 For: 2020-05-01
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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): May 1, 2020

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 001-33072 20-3562868
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1750 Presidents Street Reston Virginia 20190
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(571) 526-6000

(Registrants' telephone number, including area code)

11951 Freedom Drive, Reston, VA 20190

(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)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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 stock, par value $.0001 per share LDOS New York 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.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Leidos Holdings, Inc. was held on April 26, 2019. The final results of the stockholders’ vote on each of the matters presented for a vote is set forth below.

1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:
Number of Votes
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Director Nominee For Against Abstain Broker<br><br>Non-Votes
Gregory R. Dahlberg 104,932,968 2,550,769 614,383 10,084,673
David G. Fubini 105,301,877 1,949,203 847,040 10,084,673
Miriam E. John 104,541,044 3,007,151 549,924 10,084,673
Frank Kendall III 105,315,094 2,056,146 726,880 10,084,673
Robert C. Kovarik, Jr. 105,067,286 2,164,954 865,880 10,084,673
Harry M.J. Kraemer, Jr. 103,200,167 4,117,980 779,973 10,084,673
Roger A. Krone 101,927,832 4,959,914 1,210,374 10,084,673
Gary S. May 105,437,324 1,851,816 808,979 10,084,673
Surya N. Mohapatra 105,398,868 1,891,886 807,365 10,084,673
Lawrence C. Nussdorf 105,153,957 2,048,403 895,759 10,084,673
Robert S. Shapard 103,746,784 3,546,368 804,968 10,084,673
Susan M .Stalnecker 105,856,627 1,740,975 500,518 10,084,673
Noel B. Williams 105,517,726 1,998,489 581,905 10,084,673
2. The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in our proxy statement was approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval 101,229,848
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Votes against 5,974,682
Abstentions 893,590
Broker non-votes 10,084,673

3. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2021 was approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval 114,274,227
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Votes against 3,699,952
Abstentions 208,614
Broker non-votes 0
4. The proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate cumulative voting was approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval 100,689,287
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Votes against 6,348,367
Abstentions 1,060,466
Broker non-votes 10,084,673
5. The proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting was approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval 105,117,896
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Votes against 1,946,712
Abstentions 1,033,513
Broker non-votes 10,084,673
6. A stockholder proposal regarding proxy access was not approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval 36,502,240
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Votes against 69,817,478
Abstentions 1,778,402
Broker non-votes 10,084,673

Item 8.01  Other Events

On May 1, 2020, the Board of Directors of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved a reduction in the equity compensation to be provided to members of the Company’s Board of Directors for the 2020 fiscal year.  The Company’s compensation program for directors will be modified, for the current year only, to eliminate the annual grants of stock options valued at $50,000 per director.

In lieu of the annual option grants for directors, the Company will contribute $500,000 to the Leidos Relief Foundation’s Keith W. Redding Memorial Fund to assist Leidos employees impacted by the COVID-19 virus.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report.

Exhibit 104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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.

Dated: May 6, 2020 LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Benjamin A. Winter
Benjamin A. Winter
Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary