Hilton stockholders approve charter amendments eliminating supermajority and officer exculpation

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Stockholders approved removal of supermajority requirement for stockholders to amend bylaws (215.2M for, 375k against).
Approved amendment to limit liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law (198.1M for, 17.4M against).
All 9 director nominees elected with 204M-214M votes for each; Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for 2025.
Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 198.8M for, 16.8M against.
Amendments to certificate of incorporation and bylaws effective May 14, 2025.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.97

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.: Amended certificate of incorporation to eliminate supermajority requirement for stockholders to amend bylaws, provide officer exculpation, and remove inapplicable provisions (effective 2025-05-14).

Change: charter amendment
Effective: 2025-05-14

Exact text from the filing

On May 14, 2025, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Existing Charter”) to eliminate the supermajority requirement for stockholders to amend the Company’s By-Laws, to provide for exculpation of certain Company officers to the extent permitted by Delaware law and to eliminate certain provisions that are no longer applicable.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.97

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.: Amended bylaws to reflect elimination of supermajority requirement for stockholders to amend the bylaws (effective 2025-05-14).

Change: bylaw amendment
Effective: 2025-05-14

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An amendment to the Company’s By-Laws to reflect the elimination of the supermajority requirement for stockholders to amend the By-Laws also was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 14, 2025.

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