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) June 13, 2012
PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
GEORGIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-13577 | 59-3074176 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3280 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
404-262-8400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The annual meeting of shareholders of Premiere Global Services, Inc. was held on June 13, 2012.
(b) At the annual meeting, our shareholders: (1) elected all of our nominees for director; (2) approved the advisory vote on executive compensation: and (3) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year 2012.
A total of 48,351,616 shares, or 96.34%, of the common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date of April 5, 2012, was represented at our 2012 annual meeting by proxy or in person.
The votes cast on each proposal were as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Boland T. Jones | 43,550,076 | 1,517,962 | 3,283,578 |
| Wilkie S. Colyer | 44,448,796 | 619,242 | 3,283,578 |
| K. Robert Draughon | 44,480,496 | 587,542 | 3,283,578 |
| John R. Harris | 43,843,754 | 1,224,284 | 3,283,578 |
| W. Steven Jones | 44,480,646 | 587,392 | 3,283,578 |
| Raymond H. Pirtle, Jr. | 44,124,334 | 943,704 | 3,283,578 |
| J. Walker Smith, Jr. | 43,860,563 | 1,207,475 | 3,283,578 |
2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 36,410,086 | 8,041,832 | 616,120 | 3,283,578 |
3. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 47,931,056 | 411,032 | 9,528 | 0 |
No other matters were considered or voted upon at our 2012 annual meeting.
SIGNATURE
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.
| PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. | ||
| Date: June 14, 2012 | By: | /s/ Scott Askins Leonard |
| Scott Askins Leonard | ||
| Executive Vice President – Legal, | ||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||