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): | June 14, 2017 |
Pendrell Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington | 001-33008 | 98-0221142 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
2300 Carillon Point, Kirkland, Washington | 98033 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | (425) 278-7100 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Pendrell Corporation (the Company) held its annual meeting of shareholders on June 14, 2017. At the meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors of the Company, (ii) approved an advisory (non-binding) resolution on executive compensation; (iii) approved an annual advisory (non-binding) say-on-pay vote; (iv) approved a reverse stock split at a rate of 1-for-100; (v) re-approved the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan; and (vi) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. Set forth below are the voting results for each of these proposals:
Proposal 1 Election of Directors.
Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Richard P. Emerson |
64,107,672 | 2,365,851 | 0 | |||||||||
Nicolas Kauser |
63,494,557 | 2,978,966 | 0 | |||||||||
Craig O. McCaw |
64,100,960 | 2,372,563 | 0 | |||||||||
Lee E. Mikles |
64,106,308 | 2,367,215 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Gerard Salemme |
64,096,996 | 2,376,527 | 0 | |||||||||
Stuart M. Sloan |
63,346,114 | 3,127,409 | 0 | |||||||||
H. Brian Thompson |
63,342,831 | 3,130,692 | 0 |
Proposal 2 Approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution on executive compensation.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
66,289,676
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6,853 | 176,994 | 0 |
Proposal 3 Approval of an advisory (non-binding) recommendation on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
Votes 1 Year | Votes 2 Years | Votes 3 Years | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
66,007,471
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94,677 | 203,412 | 167,963 | 0 |
Proposal 4 Approval of reverse stock split at an exchange rate of 1-for-100 to allow the Company to deregister its Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
59,312,082
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6,988,452 | 172,989 | 0 |
Proposal 5 Re-approval of the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan for purposes of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
63,029,757
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3,269,684 | 174,082 | 0 |
Proposal 6 Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
66,301,855
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6,564 | 165,104 | 0 |
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.
Pendrell Corporation | ||||
June 16, 2017 | By: |
/s/ Timothy M. Dozois
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Name: Timothy M. Dozois | ||||
Title: Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary |