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
May 27, 2010
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
NEW ULM TELECOM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota | 0-3024 | 41-0440990 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
27 North Minnesota Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(507) 354-4111
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
New Ulm Telecom, Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 27, 2010. Proxies representing 3,336,605 shares, or 65.2%, of the 5,115,435 outstanding shares entitled to vote, were present at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The shareholder voting results for the election of two directors and the ratification of the appointment of New Ulm Telecom, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm are presented as follows:
Proposal 1. The following two directors were elected to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting and until the election and qualification of their respective successors (which required the approval of a majority of the votes cast):
Nominees | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
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James Jensen | | 2,913,088 | | 27,498 | | 396,019 |
Perry Meyer | | 2,919,772 | | 20,814 | | 396,019 |
Proposal 2. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Olsen, Thielen & Company, Ltd. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal year (which required the approval of a majority of the votes cast), as follows:
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions |
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3,323,287 | | 5,264 | | 8,054 |
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.
Date: May 27, 2010 | New Ulm Telecom, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/Curtis Kawlewski |
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Its:
| Curtis Kawlewski
Chief Financial Officer |
