---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001501585-24-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HII"
cik: "0001501585"
company_name: "HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC."
filed_at: "2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T00:21:16.987427+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HII stockholders elect all 12 directors, approve say-on-pay, defeat climate proposal

## Summary
- All 12 director nominees elected; most received >31.6M votes for, but Harker (1.68M against) and Kelly (1.36M against) had notable opposition.
- Say-on-pay approved with 31.6M for, 1.37M against; 1-year frequency preferred with 32.3M votes.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor passed with 35.4M for, 703k against.
- Stockholder proposal for science-based GHG targets and climate transition plan defeated: 9.2M for, 23.6M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001501585-24-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HII
- cik: 0001501585
- company_name: HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000150158524000017/0001501585-24-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000150158524000017/hii-20240501.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001501585-24-000017.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. shareholders approved Proposal to Approve the Company's Executive Compensation on an Advisory Basis at the 2024-05-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-01
  source text: Item 2 - Proposal to Approve the Company’s Executive Compensation on an Advisory Basis Votes on a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 31,631,912 1,370,899 72,453 3,077,208
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000150158524000017/0001501585-24-000017-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. shareholders approved Proposal to Approve the Frequency of Future Approvals of the Company's Executive Compensation on an Advisory Basis at the 2024-05-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-01
  source text: Item 3 - Proposal to Approve the Frequency of Future Approvals of the Company’s Executive Compensation on an Advisory Basis Votes on a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of future advisory approvals of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 32,319,383 103,842 599,723 52,316 3,077,208
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000150158524000017/0001501585-24-000017-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. shareholders approved Election of 12 directors at the 2024-05-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-01
  source text: Item 1 - Election of Directors Votes regarding the election of 12 directors, for terms ending in 2025, were as follows: Name For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Augustus L. Collins 32,805,001 178,285 91,978 3,077,208 Leo P. Denault 32,593,259 391,793 90,212 3,077,208 Kirkland H. Donald 32,628,295 371,194 75,775 3,077,208 Craig S. Faller 32,848,462 175,184 51,618 3,077,208 Victoria D. Harker 31,317,345 1,683,837 74,082 3,077,208 Frank R. Jimenez 32,615,233 386,555 73,476 3,077,208 Christopher D. Kastner 32,829,030 172,517 73,665 3,077,208 Anastasia D. Kelly 31,622,062 1,362,541 90,661 3,077,208 Tracy B. McKibben 32,563,350 422,554 89,360 3,077,208 Stephanie L. O'Sullivan 32,813,323 172,593 89,348 3,077,208 Thomas C. Schievelbein 31,793,599 1,233,627 48,038 3,077,208 John K. Welch 32,295,028 731,164 49,072 3,077,208
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000150158524000017/0001501585-24-000017-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal Regarding Science-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets and Transition Plan at the 2024-05-01 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-01
  source text: Item 5 – Stockholder Proposal Regarding Science-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets and Transition Plan Votes on a stockholder proposal requesting that the Company adopt science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets and issue a climate transition plan were as follows: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 9,216,250 23,594,605 264,409 3,077,208
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000150158524000017/0001501585-24-000017-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. shareholders approved Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of the Company's Independent Auditors at the 2024-05-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-01
  source text: Item 4 - Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Auditors Votes on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2024 were as follows: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 35,400,275 703,002 49,195 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000150158524000017/0001501585-24-000017-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.
