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
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | June 11, 2013 |
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-28167 | 52-2126573 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
600 Telephone Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska | 99503-6091 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (907) 297-3000 |
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.
(a) | The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 11, 2013. Shareholders representing 38,657,086 shares, or 83.05%, of the common shares outstanding as of the April 12, 2013 record date were present in person or represented at the meeting by proxy. |
(b) | The matters voted upon at the meeting, and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstention and non-votes, as applicable, are set forth below: |
Proposal 1 -Election of Board of Directors;
The seven (7) nominees to serve as directors, which constituted the entire Board as of the meeting date, were all reelected to serve as directors by the following votes:
Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Edward (Ned) J. Hayes, Jr. | 14,727,232 | 1,046,990 | 164,706 | 22,979,457 | ||||||||||||
Anand Vadapalli | 14,577,705 | 1,185,112 | 176,110 | 22,979,458 | ||||||||||||
Peter D. Ley | 14,809,795 | 960,607 | 168,526 | 22,979,457 | ||||||||||||
John Niles Wanamaker | 14,763,875 | 1,008,437 | 166,617 | 22,979,456 | ||||||||||||
David W. Karp | 14,719,229 | 1,031,708 | 187,992 | 22,979,456 | ||||||||||||
Brian A. Ross | 14,814,485 | 953,399 | 171,045 | 22,979,456 | ||||||||||||
Margaret L. Brown | 14,763,653 | 1,003,576 | 171,701 | 22,979,455 |
Proposal 2 –Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation;
The Company proposal requesting that shareholders approve executive compensation, on an advisory basis, was approved with the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
13,374,664 | 2,093,591 | 470,673 | 22,979,457 |
Proposal 3 –Ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm;
The Company proposal requesting ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013 was approved with the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
37,435,912 | 1,165,872 | 316,601 | 0 |
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of material that was used in an investor presentation delivered by the Company’s CEO following the annual meeting of shareholders is available on the Company’s website atwww.alsk.com and will remain there for at least ninety (90) days.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is furnished under this Item 7.01 is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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.
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. | ||||
June 11, 2013 | By: | /s/Leonard A. Steinberg | ||
Name: Leonard A. Steinberg | ||||
Title: Corporate Secretary |