UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): April 30, 2020
CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38108 | 82-5134717 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS employer Identification No.) |
3280 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta GA | 30305 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (404)949-0700
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Class A common stock, par value $0.0000001 per share | CMLS | Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cumulus Media Inc. (the “Company”), previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, the Cumulus Media Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). The Company’s stockholders approved the Plan at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on April 30, 2020. A detailed summary of the material terms of the Plan appears under the caption “Proposal 4—Approval of the Cumulus Media Inc. 2020 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan” in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2020, which description is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting was held on April 30, 2020. The results of voting on the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal No. 1 (Election of Directors):
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Mary G. Berner | 13,748,300 | 14,201 | 571,361 | |||
David M. Baum | 13,686,370 | 76,131 | 571,361 | |||
Matthew C. Blank | 13,686,496 | 76,005 | 571,361 | |||
Thomas H. Castro | 13,748,139 | 14,362 | 571,361 | |||
Joan Hogan Gillman | 13,685,380 | 77,121 | 571,361 | |||
Andrew W. Hobson | 13,747,815 | 14,686 | 571,361 | |||
Brian G. Kushner | 13,496,262 | 266,239 | 571,361 |
As a result of the foregoing vote, each of the seven listed nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Proposal No. 2 (Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers):
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
10,557,154 | 2,897,459 | 307,888 | 571,361 |
As a result of the foregoing, the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers was approved.
Proposal No. 3 (Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020):
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||
14,311,900 | 17,066 | 4,896 |
As a result of the foregoing, the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was approved.
Proposal No. 4 (Proposal to approve the Company’s 2020 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan):
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
7,355,864 | 6,193,601 | 213,036 | 571,361 |
As a result of the foregoing, the proposal to approve the Company’s 2020 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan was approved.
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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.
CUMULUS MEDIA INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Richard S. Denning | |||
Name: | Richard S. Denning | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: May 6, 2020
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