UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 9, 2016 (December 8, 2016) | 0-7928 | |
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | Commission File Number | |
 |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 11-2139466 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
68 South Service Road, Suite 230 Melville, New York 11747 | ||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | ||
(631) 962-7000 | ||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) On December 8, 2016, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. held its Fiscal 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”).
(b) At the Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Meeting, with the following results, which were consistent with the recommendations of the Company’s Board of Directors in each case:
Proposal No. 1.
All nominees for election to the Board of Directors of the Company listed in the Proxy Statement for the Meeting were elected as follows:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Fred Kornberg | 15,048,677 or 90.9% | 1,502,345 | — |
Edwin Kantor | 15,071,320 or 91.1% | 1,479,702 | — |
Yacov A. Shamash | 15,777,349 or 95.3% | 773,673 | |
Proposal No. 2.
The advisory vote on the compensation of Named Executive Officers of the Company was approved at the Meeting by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
15,975,884 or 96.5% | 564,282 | 10,856 | — |
Proposal No. 3.
The non-binding ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2017 was approved at the Meeting by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
15,661,204 or 94.6% | 886,118 | 3,700 | — |
Proposal No. 4.
The approval of the Amended 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2000 Plan”), which includes an increase in the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock available under the 2000 Plan, extending the 2000 Plan term until November 18, 2026 and reapproving the material terms of performance goals under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m), was approved at the Meeting by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
14,881,320 or 89.9% | 1,653,752 | 15,950 | — |
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. | ||||
Dated: December 9, 2016 | ||||
By: | /s/ Michael D. Porcelain | |||
Name: | Michael D. Porcelain | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President and | |||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||