0001104659-11-043734.txt : 20110804 0001104659-11-043734.hdr.sgml : 20110804 20110804163040 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-11-043734 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110804 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20110804 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110804 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000794323 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 470210602 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35134 FILM NUMBER: 111010903 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1025 ELDORADO BOULEVARD STREET 2: BLDG 2000 CITY: BROOMFIELD STATE: CO ZIP: 80021 BUSINESS PHONE: 7208881000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1025 ELDORADO BOULEVARD STREET 2: BLDG 2000 CITY: BROOMFIELD STATE: CO ZIP: 80021 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KIEWIT PETER SONS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 a11-23822_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

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):  August 4, 2011

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-15658

 

47-0210602

(State or other

 

(Commission File

 

(IRS employer

jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

1025 Eldorado Blvd., Broomfield, Colorado

 

80021

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

720-888-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

Not applicable
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (“Level 3” or “we” or “us” or “our”) held a special meeting of stockholders on August 4, 2011 (the “August 2011 Special Meeting”).  At the meeting, stockholders present in person or by proxy voted on the matters described below.  The votes noted below are the final voting results.

 

There were 1,704,954,595 shares of our common stock entitled to vote at the August 2011 Special Meeting and a total of 1,492,005,681 shares (87.51%) were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy.

 

1.               To approve the issuance of shares of Level 3 common stock to Global Crossing Limited shareholders pursuant to the Amalgamation as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation, dated as of April 10, 2011, by and among Global Crossing, Ltd., Level 3 Communications, Inc. and Apollo Amalgamation Sub, Ltd., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Level 3:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,126,070,946

 

4,516,374

 

877,747

 

360,540,614

 

 

2.               To approve an amendment to Level 3’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of Level 3’s common stock, par value $.01 per share, by 1.5 billion from 2.9 billion to 4.4 billion.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,452,264,298

 

37,532,133

 

2,209,250

 

0

 

 

3.               To authorize the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the August 2011 Special Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,449,355,801

 

37,814,262

 

4,835,618

 

0

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Neil J. Eckstein

 

 

 

 

 

Neil J. Eckstein, Senior Vice President

 

 

 

Date: August 4, 2011

 

 

 

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