0001514991-13-000019.txt : 20130610 0001514991-13-000019.hdr.sgml : 20130610 20130610161313 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001514991-13-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130606 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20130610 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130610 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMC Networks Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001514991 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841] IRS NUMBER: 275403694 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35106 FILM NUMBER: 13903583 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 PENN PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10001 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 324-8500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 PENN PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10001 8-K 1 amcx-6x10x2013x8k.htm 8-K AMCX- 6-10-2013- 8K

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 10, 2013 (June 6, 2013)
 
 
AMC Networks Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
1-35106
 
27-5403694
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
file number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
11 Penn Plaza,
New York, NY
 
 
 
10001
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
(212) 324-8500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On June 6, 2013, AMC Networks Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2013 annual meeting of stockholders. In accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Class A stockholders have one vote per share and the Class B stockholders have ten votes per share. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2013.
(b) Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
1.
The Company’s Class A stockholders elected the five directors listed below to the Board of Directors, each for a one-year term. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
 
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Neil M. Ashe
 
46,177,114
 
1,711,609
 
5,449,902
Alan D. Schwartz
 
30,669,947
 
17,218,776
 
5,449,902
Leonard Tow
 
41,662,392
 
6,226,331
 
5,449,902
Carl E. Vogel
 
44,075,386
 
3,813,337
 
5,449,902
Robert C. Wright
 
46,049,822
 
1,838,901
 
5,449,902
The Company’s Class B stockholders elected the eight directors listed below to the Board of Directors, each for a one-year term. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
 
 
For
 
Withheld
William J. Bell
 
117,553,370
 
0
Charles F. Dolan
 
117,553,370
 
0
James L. Dolan
 
117,553,370
 
0
Kristin A. Dolan
 
117,553,370
 
0
Patrick F. Dolan
 
117,553,370
 
0
Thomas C. Dolan
 
117,553,370
 
0
Brian G. Sweeney
 
117,553,370
 
0
Marianne Dolan Weber
 
117,553,370
 
0
 
2.
The Company’s Class A stockholders and Class B stockholders, voting together as a single class, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2013 fiscal year. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
169,750,250
 
185,419
 
956,326
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
 
 
AMC Networks Inc.
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
Dated:
June 10, 2013
 
By:
/s/ Anne G. Kelly
 
 
 
 
Name: Anne G. Kelly
 
 
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President and Secretary