Form 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): June 17, 2015

 

 

PENDRELL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Washington   001-33008   98-0221142

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification #)

2300 Carillon Point

Kirkland, Washington 98033

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(425) 278-7100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or 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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

¨ 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.

Pendrell Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on June 17, 2015. 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 amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation designating Washington as the exclusive forum for adjudicating certain intra-corporate disputes; (iv) ratified the Company’s Tax Benefits Preservation Plan; and (v) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. 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

     596,134,993         2,779,040         22,973,353   

Nicolas Kauser

     527,623,181         71,290,852         22,973,353   

Craig O. McCaw

     591,529,635         7,384,398         22,973,353   

Lee E. Mikles

     593,829,545         5,084,488         22,973,353   

R. Gerard Salemme

     591,529,960         7,384,073         22,973,353   

Stuart M. Sloan

     591,517,537         7,396,496         22,973,353   

H. Brian Thompson

     584,497,600         14,416,433         22,973,353   

Proposal 2 – Approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution on executive compensation.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

551,102,059

  47,795,270   16,704   22,973,353

Proposal 3 – Approval of Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation designating Washington as the exclusive forum for adjudicating certain intra-corporate disputes.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

546,083,919

  52,814,621   15,493   22,973,353

Proposal 4 – Ratification of Tax Benefits Preservation Plan.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

582,633,878

 

16,279,114

 

1,041

 

22,973,353

Proposal 5 – Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

620,334,966

 

1,441,837

 

110,583

 

0


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

3.1

  Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Pendrell Corporation

3.2

  Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws of Pendrell Corporation


SIGNATURE

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
By: /s/ Timothy M. Dozois

Timothy M. Dozois

Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: June 19, 2015


Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Description

3.1

  Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Pendrell Corporation

3.2

  Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws of Pendrell Corporation