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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) April 18, 2019
 
AutoNation, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
  
Delaware
 
1-13107   
 
73-1105145
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission     
File Number)     
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
200 SW 1st Ave
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (954) 769-6000
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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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 (§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 o
 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 18, 2019, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as set forth below.
Proposal 1
The nine director nominees named in the Company’s 2019 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:
Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
Mike Jackson
73,563,913

737,817

41,437

6,467,125

Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.
70,366,057

3,878,849

98,261

6,467,125

Rick L. Burdick
73,434,862

887,919

20,386

6,467,125

David B. Edelson
74,143,557

178,809

20,801

6,467,125

Steven L. Gerard
73,754,728

565,662

22,777

6,467,125

Robert R. Grusky
73,850,227

472,074

20,866

6,467,125

Carl C. Liebert III
74,151,837

169,124

22,206

6,467,125

G. Mike Mikan
73,882,905

439,705

20,557

6,467,125

Jacqueline A. Travisano
73,876,941

447,027

19,199

6,467,125

Proposal 2
The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 was approved based upon the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
80,493,367
286,243
30,682
N/A
Proposal 3
The stockholder proposal regarding an independent Board chairman was not approved based upon the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
3,731,779
70,543,055
68,333
6,467,125






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.

 
 
 
AUTONATION, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 18, 2019
 
By:
/s/ C. Coleman Edmunds
 
 
 
 
C. Coleman Edmunds
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary