UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) December 21, 2015 (December 18, 2015)
| FUSION TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 001-32421 | 58-2342021 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1718 New York, NY | 10170 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (212) 201-2400 |
| Not Applicable |
| (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.
Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") on December 18, 2015, at 3:00 p.m., New York city time. The Meeting was held at the Company's principal office located at 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1718, New York, New York 10170.
Two proposals were presented for consideration and adopted by the Company's stockholders at the Meeting:
1. the election of nine (9) Director nominees to hold office until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and
2. the ratification of the engagement of EisnerAmper LLP (“EA”) to act as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accountant for the year ending December 31, 2015.
The number of shares cast for and withheld, as well as the number of broker non-votes, as to Proposal One is as follows:
| Proposal to elect nine (9) Director nominees to hold office until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders | | Votes For | | | Votes Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Marvin S. Rosen | | | 6,063,307 | | | | 992,647 | | | | 1,787,923 | |
| Philip D. Turits | | | 6,754,082 | | | | 301,872 | | | | 1,787,923 | |
| Matthew D. Rosen | | | 6,753,263 | | | | 302,691 | | | | 1,787,923 | |
| E. Alan Brumberger | | | 6,639,038 | | | | 416,916 | | | | 1,787,923 | |
| Jack Rosen | | | 6,679,665 | | | | 376,289 | | | | 1,787,923 | |
| Paul C. O’Brien | | | 6,754,126 | | | | 301,828 | | | | 1,787,923 | |
| Michael J. Del Giudice | | | 6,744,505 | | | | 311,449 | | | | 1,787,923 | |
| Larry Blum | | | 6,663,921 | | | | 392,033 | | | | 1,787,923 | |
| William Rubin | | | 6,754,121 | | | | 301,833 | | | | 1,787,923 | |
The number of shares cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to Proposal Two submitted to Stockholders is as follows:
| Proposal to ratify the engagement of EA to act as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accountant for the year ending December 31, 2015 | | Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Abstentions | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| | | | 8,818,127 | | | | 24,796 | | | | 954 | | | | 0 | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| | FUSION TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| | |
| | By: /s/ Gordon Hutchins, Jr. |
| | Gordon Hutchins, Jr. |
| December 21, 2015 | President, Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer |
