SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): May 9, 2018
Frontier Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-11001 |
06-0619596 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut |
06851 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(203) 614-5600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Frontier Communications Corporation held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 9, 2018. The number of shares of common stock present at the Annual Meeting was 66,844,418, or 83.3% of the shares of common stock outstanding on March 12, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the following items were submitted to a vote of stockholders:
(1)All nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors pursuant to the following votes:
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Director |
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ABSTAIN |
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Leroy T. Barnes, Jr. |
23,762,809 |
3,382,496 |
353,869 |
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Peter C.B. Bynoe |
24,293,326 |
2,853,302 |
352,546 |
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Diana S. Ferguson |
24,342,565 |
2,795,201 |
361,408 |
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Edward Fraioli |
24,312,938 |
2,810,405 |
375,831 |
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Daniel J. McCarthy |
24,349,427 |
2,797,670 |
352,077 |
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Pamela D.A. Reeve |
24,350,462 |
2,804,535 |
344,177 |
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Virginia P. Ruesterholz |
24,353,640 |
2,800,181 |
345,353 |
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Howard L. Schrott |
23,767,784 |
3,369,528 |
361,862 |
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Mark Shapiro |
24,032,017 |
3,102,491 |
364,666 |
There were 39,345,244 broker non-votes with respect to each nominee.
(2)The advisory proposal to approve executive compensation was approved with the following vote:
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ABSTAIN |
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22,849,766 |
4,166,065 |
483,343 |
There were 39,345,244 broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
(3)The appointment of KPMG LLP as Frontier’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 was ratified with the following vote:
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AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
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60,938,595 |
5,049,919 |
855,904 |
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
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.
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FRONTIER Communications CORPORATION |
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Date: May 11, 2018 |
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/s/ Mark D. Nielsen |
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Mark D. Nielsen |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |