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 26, 2006

 

Commission file number 001-32511


IHS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

13-3769440
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

15 Inverness Way East

Englewood, CO 80112

(Address of principal executive offices)

(303) 790-0600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable


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Item 8.01.      Other Events.

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of IHS Inc. (the “Corporation”) was held on April 26, 2006.  Matters submitted to shareholders at the meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:

 

Election of Directors. The shareholders of the Corporation elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Corporation’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

 

DIRECTOR

 

VOTES FOR

 

VOTES WITHHELD

 

Charles A. Picasso

 

175,787,433

 

20,245

 

Richard W. Roedel

 

175,787,433

 

20,245

 

Michael v. Staudt

 

175,788,316

 

19,363

 

 

Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditor.  The shareholders of the Corporation ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporation’s independent auditor.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

 

VOTES FOR

 

VOTES AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

NON VOTES

 

175,569,375

 

91,925

 

146,379

 

0

 

 

Tabulation of Voting Results.  The voting results include all shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock eligible to vote as of the record date.  Holders of our Class B Common Stock are entitled to ten votes per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders.  Our certificate of incorporation provides that, so long as any shares of the Class B Common Stock are outstanding, no person or entity is permitted, without the approval of the board of directors, to vote more than 79.9% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote.  We determined that TBG Holdings NV (“TBG”), a Netherlands-Antilles company, is the indirect sole owner of two shareholders, thus giving TBG in excess of 79.9% of voting power.  In tabulating final voting results, we limited the vote of entities affiliated with TBG to 79.9% of voting power and allocated the excess voting power to the other shareholders on a pro rata basis.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1  Media release dated April 26, 2006.

 

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

IHS INC.

 

 

 

Date: April 30, 2006

By:

/s/ Michael J. Sullivan

 

 

 

Michael J. Sullivan

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

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