8-K

 

 

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): May 22, 2014

 

 

Iridium Communications Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-33963   26-1344998

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400

McLean, VA 22102

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(703) 287-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Iridium Communications Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 22, 2014 in McLean, Virginia. Of the 76,838,663 shares outstanding as of the record date, 66,261,184 shares, or approximately 86.23%, were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

The following eleven (11) directors were elected to serve for one-year terms until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

 

Name

   Votes For    Votes
Withheld
   Broker Non-Votes

Robert H. Niehaus

   46,352,544    364,516    19,544,124

Thomas C. Canfield

   46,420,182    296,878    19,544,124

Brigadier Gen. Peter M. Dawkins (Ret.)

   46,407,732    309,328    19,544,124

Matthew J. Desch

   46,406,111    310,949    19,544,124

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick

   44,086,035    2,631,025    19,544,124

Alvin B. Krongard

   46,411,129    305,931    19,544,124

Admiral Eric T. Olson (Ret.)

   46,415,497    301,563    19,544,124

Steven B. Pfeiffer

   46,431,324    285,736    19,544,124

Parker W. Rush

   46,391,525    325,535    19,544,124

S. Scott Smith

   45,893,823    823,237    19,544,124

Barry J. West

   46,442,541    274,519    19,544,124

Proposal 2 — Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

40,570,817

   2,632,451    3,513,791    19,544,124

Proposal 3 — Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

65,977,932

   192,676    90,576    0


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.

 

      IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Date: May 28, 2014     By:   /s/ Thomas D. Hickey
      Thomas D. Hickey
      Chief Legal Officer