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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 24, 2024

 

 

FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-14585   99-0156159
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

999 Bishop St., 29th Floor    
Honolulu, Hawaii   96813
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(808) 525-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

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)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class:   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   FHB   NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

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 April 24, 2024, First Hawaiian, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders:

  

1.Election of Directors:

 

Nominee  Votes Cast For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes 
Michael K. Fujimoto  116,548,459  2,224,085  76,515  2,895,838 
Robert S. Harrison  115,688,689  3,105,997  54,373  2,895,838 
Faye W. Kurren  116,545,609  2,236,391  67,058  2,895,839 
James S. Moffatt  117,962,608  819,612  66,839  2,895,838 
Mark M. Mugiishi
  118,295,434  481,896  71,731  2,895,836 
Kelly A. Thompson  118,202,989  579,334  66,737  2,895,837 
Allen B. Uyeda  114,619,078  4,163,581  66,398  2,895,840 
Vanessa L. Washington  117,646,990  1,136,715  65,356  2,895,836 
C. Scott Wo  117,561,295  1,221,627  66,138  2,895,837 

 

2.Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement:

 

Votes Cast For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes 
           
116,819,801  1,949,510  79,748  2,895,838 

 

3.Advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on the compensation of our named executive officers:

 

Every Year   Every
Two Years
  Every Three
Years
  Abstentions   Broker Non-
Votes
 
113,854,644   30,287   4,909,458   54,671   2,895,837  

 

In light of the stockholder vote on Proposal 3, and in keeping with the Board’s recommendation on Proposal 3, the Company will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers annually until the next vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers is required (which will be no later than the Company’s 2030 annual meeting of stockholders) or until the Board of Directors of the Company determines that a different frequency for advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders.

 

4.Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024:

 

Votes Cast For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes  
            
121,212,359  486,238  462,299  0  

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.
 
Date:April 26, 2024 By: /s/ Robert S. Harrison
  Name: Robert S. Harrison
  Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer