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): NOVEMBER 17, 2011
GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)
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000-22839 | | 11-3225567 |
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(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) | | (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
45 Oser Avenue
Hauppauge, New York 11788
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
(631) 231-9800
(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:
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Item 5.07 | | Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On November 17, 2011 Globecomm Systems (the “Registrant”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting our stockholders: 1) elected eight directors to serve as directors of the Registrant until the next annual meeting or until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified; 2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012; 3) approved by an advisory (non-binding) vote, the executive compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers; and 4) recommended by an advisory (non-binding) vote, that the frequency of holding a (non-binding) vote on the executive compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers should be held annually.
The following proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting with the following results:
Proposal 1.To elect eight directors.
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Name | | For | | | Withheld | | | Non-Votes | |
Richard E. Caruso | | | 10,352,796 | | | | 688,694 | | | | 2,543,147 | |
Keith A. Hall | | | 10,647,007 | | | | 394,483 | | | | 2,543,147 | |
David E. Hershberg | | | 10,646,807 | | | | 394,683 | | | | 2,543,147 | |
Harry L. Hutcherson, Jr. | | | 10,607,819 | | | | 433,671 | | | | 2,543,147 | |
Brian T. Maloney | | | 10,252,570 | | | | 788,920 | | | | 2,543,147 | |
Jack A. Shaw | | | 10,567,985 | | | | 473,505 | | | | 2,543,147 | |
A. Robert Towbin | | | 10,306,094 | | | | 735,396 | | | | 2,543,147 | |
C. J. Waylan | | | 10,502,273 | | | | 539,217 | | | | 2,543,147 | |
Proposal 2.Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.
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For | | Against | | | Abstaining | |
13,068,859 | | | 505,652 | | | | 10,126 | |
Proposal 3.Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation.
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Shares | | Shares | | | Shares | | | Broker | |
For | | Against | | | Abstaining | | | Non-Votes | |
10,127,212 | | | 300,511 | | | | 613,767 | | | | 2,543,147 | |
Proposal 4.Advisory (non-binding) vote, regarding the frequency of holding a (non-binding) vote on the executive compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers.
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1 Year | | 2 Years | | | 3 Years | | | Abstaining | |
6,262,708 | | | 64,834 | | | | 4,149,550 | | | | 564,398 | |
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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| Globecomm Systems Inc. (Registrant) | |
| By: | /s/ Andrew C. Melfi | |
| | Name: | Andrew C. Melfi | |
Dated: November 21, 2011 | | Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
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