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
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | May 18, 2017 |
Loral Space & Communications Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-14180 | 87-0748324 |
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of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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565 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York | | 10017 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | (212) 697-1105 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
We held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 18, 2017. At the meeting, the following proposals were acted upon:
(1) Two Class II nominees for the Board of Directors were elected to three-year terms, expiring in 2020. The votes were as follows:
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| | | | Name | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes | | | | |
| | | | John D. Harkey, Jr. | | | 18,125,441 | | | | 908,682 | | | | 780,255 | | | | | |
| | | | Michael B. Targoff | | | 17,089,088 | | | | 1,945,035 | | | | 780,255 | | | | | |
Directors whose terms of office continued after the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Loral Space & Communications Inc. (the “Company”) and who were not subject to election at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are Dr. Mark H. Rachesky and Janet T. Yeung whose terms expire in 2018 and Arthur L. Simon and John P. Stenbit whose terms expire in 2019.
(2) Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017. The votes were as follows:
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For | | | 19,652,128 | | | | | |
Against | | | 160,874 | | | | | |
Abstain | | | 1,369 | | | | | |
(3) Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The votes were as follows:
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For | | | 18,815,394 | | | | | |
Against | | | 218,183 | | | | | |
Abstain | | | 546 | | | | | |
Broker Non-Votes | | | 780,255 | | | | | |
(4) Selection, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the frequency of future non-binding, advisory votes on compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The votes were as follows:
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One Year | | | 18,412,952 | | | | | |
Two Years | | | 35,790 | | | | | |
Three Years | | | 584,135 | | | | | |
Abstain | | | 1,246 | | | | | |
Broker Non-Votes | | | 780,255 | | | | | |
The Board of Directors of the Company has determined, taking into account, among other things, the above-referenced shareholder vote, to include, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a shareholder vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in its proxy materials every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of its named executive officers.
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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| | Loral Space & Communications Inc. |
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May 19, 2017 | | By: | | Avi Katz
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| | | | Name: Avi Katz |
| | | | Title: President, General Counsel and Secretary |