Form 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 12, 2016

 

 

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 12, 2016 in McLean, Virginia. Of the 95,507,344 shares outstanding as of the record date, 87,447,868 shares, or approximately 91.56%, 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 twelve (12) directors were elected to serve for one-year terms until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

 

Name

   Votes For      Votes
Withheld
     Broker Non-Votes  

Robert H. Niehaus

     70,134,655         287,754         17,025,459   

Thomas C. Canfield

     70,184,437         237,972         17,025,459   

Matthew J. Desch

     70,256,780         165,629         17,025,459   

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick

     65,912,983         4,509,426         17,025,459   

Jane L. Harman

     68,371,913         2,050,496         17,025,459   

Alvin B. Krongard

     70,073,073         349,336         17,025,459   

Admiral Eric T. Olson (Ret.)

     70,278,080         144,329         17,025,459   

Steven B. Pfeiffer

     70,254,978         167,431         17,025,459   

Parker W. Rush

     70,206,464         215,945         17,025,459   

Henrik O. Schliemann

     70,281,325         141,084         17,025,459   

S. Scott Smith

     69,453,535         968,874         17,025,459   

Barry J. West

     70,271,794         150,615         17,025,459   

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

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

64,386,309

  5,874,318   161,782   17,025,459

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, 2016.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

87,039,831

  283,650   124,387  

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 13, 2016, the Company announced that its board of directors had declared a cash dividend on its 6.75% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock of $4.21875 per share, representing a dividend for the period from and including March 16, 2016 through June 15, 2016. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2016, to all stockholders of record as of June 1, 2016.


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.

 

      IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Date: May 13, 2016     By:   /s/ Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
      Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
      Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer