Exhibit 99.1
Press Release
Warwick Valley Telephone Announces Final Vote Results and Committee Assignments
(Warwick, NY, May 3, 2007) Warwick Valley Telephone Company (Nasdaq: WWVY) (the “Company”) announced today the final certified results of the votes at its 2007 Annual Meeting of shareholders, held Friday, April 27, 2007. Jeffery D. Alario, Wisner H. Buckbee, and Douglas J. Mello were elected for three-year terms as Directors in Class II. Thomas H. Gray was elected to fill the remaining one-year term of the Class III directorship formerly held by Corinna S. Lewis. In addition, the shareholders approved the selection of WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. as the Company’s independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2007, and the shareholder proposals, urging that the quarterly dividend to shareholders be significantly increased and that an auction be held to sell the Company, were defeated.
Matters voted on at the meeting and the results of each vote are as follows:
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| | | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain |
Proposal I | | To fix the number of Directors at nine until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. | | | 3,560,084 | | | | 791,883 | | | | 163,678 | |
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| | | | Votes For | | | | | | Withhold Authority |
Proposal II | | To elect three Class II directors of the Company and to elect one director to fill the remaining term of the Class III directorship formerly held by Corinna S. Lewis: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeffrey D. Alario | | | 3,578,393 | | | | | | | | 937,252 | |
| | Wisner H. Buckbee | | | 3,443,711 | | | | | | | | 1,071,934 | |
| | Douglas J. Mello | | | 3,469,355 | | | | | | | | 1,046,290 | |
| | Class III | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomas H. Gray | | | 3,569,061 | | | | | | | | 946,584 | |
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| | | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain |
Proposal III | | To approve the selection of WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. as the Company’s independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2007. | | | 4,248,638 | | | | 223,048 | | | | 43,958 | |
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Proposal IV | | Shareholder proposal urging that the quarterly dividend to shareholders be significantly increased. | | | 1,107,260 | | | | 2,641,949 | | | | 151,065 | |
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Proposal IV | | Shareholder proposal urging that an auction be held to sell the Company. | | | 1,164,698 | | | | 2,668,445 | | | | 67,131 | |
At the Company’s Annual Organizational Meeting, held on the day of the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors elected the following persons to the positions set forth opposite their names:
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Wisner H. Buckbee | | Chairman of the Board |
Robert J. DeValentino | | Vice Chairman of the Board |
Thomas H. Gray | | Interim President & Chief Executive Officer |
Duane W. Albro | | President & Chief Executive Officer (effective May 1, 2007) |
Kenneth H. Volz | | Interim Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer |
Zigmund C. Nowicki, Jr. | | Corporate Secretary |
Dorinda M. Masker | | Assistant Corporate Secretary |
Also, at the Company’s Annual Organizational Meeting, the following committee assignments were approved:
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Governance & Nominating Committee | | Joseph J. Morrow — Chair |
| | Robert J. DeValentino |
| | Douglas J. Mello |
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Audit Committee | | Jeffrey D. Alario — Chair |
| | Wisner H. Buckbee |
| | Kelly C. Bloss |
| | Philip S. Demarest |
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Compensation Committee | | Robert J. DeValentino — Chair |
| | Douglas J. Mello |
| | Joseph J. Morrow |
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Contact: | | Warwick Valley Telephone Company Duane W. Albro President & CEO (845) 986-5677 |