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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 2, 2011

 

FIBERTOWER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-21091

 

52-1869023

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.)

 

185 Berry Street
Suite 4800
San Francisco, California

 

94107

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (415) 659-3500

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

FiberTower Corporation’s (the “Company”) 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held Thursday, June 2, 2011.  At the Annual Meeting, five items were submitted to stockholders for vote: (i) the election of two nominees to serve as Class II Directors on the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) during 2011 and until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2014 or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, (ii) the amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to authorize a class of ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, (iii) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011,  (iv) an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation, and (v) an advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation.  There were no solicitations in opposition to the Board’s solicitations.  Out of a total of 49,647,405 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 44,035,047 shares (88.7%) were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.

 

Election of Directors

 

There were two nominees for election to serve as Class II Directors the Company. Each of the nominees for election to the Board was a director of the Company at the time of the Annual Meeting. The final results of the voting with respect to each nominee to the Board were as follows:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

John K. Braniff

 

35,199,821

 

564,393

 

8,270,833

 

Philip M. Kelley

 

34,531,770

 

1,232,444

 

8,270,833

 

 

Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation

 

The final results of the voting with respect to the amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to authorize a class of ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

30,406,798

 

5,353,634

 

3,782

 

8,270,833

 

 

Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2011

 

The final results of the voting with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

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For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

43,787,313

 

242,667

 

5,067

 

0

 

 

Advisory Resolution Approving Executive Compensation

 

The final results of the voting with respect to the advisory (non-binding) resolution approving executive compensation were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

35,112,935

 

643,678

 

7,601

 

8,270,833

 

 

Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

 

The final results of the voting with respect to the advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation were as follows:

 

For 3 Years

 

For 2 Years

 

For 1 Year

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

13,556,601

 

22,938

 

22,168,783

 

15,892

 

8,270,833

 

 

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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.

 

 

FIBERTOWER CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date: June 3, 2011

By:

/s/ Thomas A. Scott

 

Name:

Thomas A. Scott

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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