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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 18, 2026 (the “2026 Annual Meeting”), five proposals were voted upon by the Company’s shareholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting, filed on April 24, 2026.
A brief description of the proposals and the final results of the votes for each matter follows:
| 1. | The shareholders elected all fourteen director nominees, each to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders and the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until such director’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal: |
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For | Against | Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
| Edward H. Bastian | 514,718,689 | 2,169,240 | 243,776 | 75,289,096 |
| Christophe Beck | 512,460,454 | 4,374,190 | 297,061 | 75,289,096 |
| Maria Black | 514,593,275 | 2,263,652 | 274,778 | 75,289,096 |
| Willie CW Chiang | 504,963,202 | 11,853,060 | 315,443 | 75,289,096 |
| Greg Creed | 510,093,374 | 6,716,384 | 321,947 | 75,289,096 |
| David G. DeWalt | 495,178,008 | 21,625,693 | 328,004 | 75,289,096 |
| Leslie D. Hale | 514,357,782 | 2,474,203 | 299,720 | 75,289,096 |
| Christopher A. Hazleton | 514,582,524 | 2,242,789 | 306,392 | 75,289,096 |
| Michael P. Huerta | 510,282,790 | 6,247,445 | 601,470 | 75,289,096 |
| Judith J. McKenna | 516,318,584 | 531,411 | 281,710 | 75,289,096 |
| Vasant M. Prabhu | 515,743,293 | 1,082,370 | 306,042 | 75,289,096 |
| Sergio A. L. Rial | 498,271,832 | 18,548,337 | 311,536 | 75,289,096 |
| David S. Taylor | 506,863,839 | 9,971,802 | 296,064 | 75,289,096 |
| Kathy N. Waller | 507,946,150 | 8,596,684 | 588,871 | 75,289,096 |
| 2. | The shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 503,418,157 | 13,127,616 | 585,932 | 75,289,096 |
| 3. | The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2026: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 567,469,129 | 24,576,694 | 374,978 | Not Applicable |
| 4. | The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 160,742,873 | 349,243,354 | 7,145,478 | 75,289,096 |
| 5. | The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting the adoption of cumulative voting for the election of directors: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 20,465,549 | 489,358,644 | 7,307,512 | 75,289,096 |
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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.
| DELTA AIR LINES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter W. Carter | |
Peter W. Carter | ||
President | ||
Date: June 22, 2026
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