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Exhibit 99.1
Press Release
Warwick Valley Telephone Announces Final Vote Results and Committee Assignments
(Warwick, NY, May 3, 2007) Warwick Valley Telephone Company (Nasdaq: WWVY) (the “Company”) announced today the final certified results of the votes at its 2007 Annual Meeting of shareholders, held Friday, April 27, 2007. Jeffery D. Alario, Wisner H. Buckbee, and Douglas J. Mello were elected for three-year terms as Directors in Class II. Thomas H. Gray was elected to fill the remaining one-year term of the Class III directorship formerly held by Corinna S. Lewis. In addition, the shareholders approved the selection of WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. as the Company’s independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2007, and the shareholder proposals, urging that the quarterly dividend to shareholders be significantly increased and that an auction be held to sell the Company, were defeated.
Matters voted on at the meeting and the results of each vote are as follows:
                             
 
      Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain
Proposal I
  To fix the number of Directors at nine until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders.     3,560,084       791,883       163,678  
 
                           
 
      Votes For           Withhold Authority
Proposal II
  To elect three Class II directors of the Company and to elect one director to fill the remaining term of the Class III directorship formerly held by Corinna S. Lewis:                        
 
  Class II                        
 
  Jeffrey D. Alario     3,578,393               937,252  
 
  Wisner H. Buckbee     3,443,711               1,071,934  
 
  Douglas J. Mello     3,469,355               1,046,290  
 
  Class III                        
 
  Thomas H. Gray     3,569,061               946,584  
 
                           
 
      Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain
Proposal III
  To approve the selection of WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. as the Company’s independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2007.     4,248,638       223,048       43,958  
 
                           
Proposal IV
  Shareholder proposal urging that the quarterly dividend to shareholders be significantly increased.     1,107,260       2,641,949       151,065  
 
                           
Proposal IV
  Shareholder proposal urging that an auction be held to sell the Company.     1,164,698       2,668,445       67,131  

 


 

At the Company’s Annual Organizational Meeting, held on the day of the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors elected the following persons to the positions set forth opposite their names:
     
Wisner H. Buckbee
  Chairman of the Board
Robert J. DeValentino
  Vice Chairman of the Board
Thomas H. Gray
  Interim President & Chief Executive Officer
Duane W. Albro
  President & Chief Executive Officer (effective May 1, 2007)
Kenneth H. Volz
  Interim Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Zigmund C. Nowicki, Jr.
  Corporate Secretary
Dorinda M. Masker
  Assistant Corporate Secretary
Also, at the Company’s Annual Organizational Meeting, the following committee assignments were approved:
     
Governance & Nominating Committee
  Joseph J. Morrow — Chair
 
  Robert J. DeValentino
 
  Douglas J. Mello
 
   
Audit Committee
  Jeffrey D. Alario — Chair
 
  Wisner H. Buckbee
 
  Kelly C. Bloss
 
  Philip S. Demarest
 
   
Compensation Committee
  Robert J. DeValentino — Chair
 
  Douglas J. Mello
 
  Joseph J. Morrow
     
Contact:
  Warwick Valley Telephone Company
Duane W. Albro
President & CEO
(845) 986-5677