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 10, 2011 |
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-28167 | 52-2126573 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
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______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 600 Telephone Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska | 99503-6091 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (907) 297-3000 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 –Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
| (a) | The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.(the “Company”) was held on June 10, 2011. Shareholders representing 40,589,340 shares, or 89.72%, of the common shares outstanding as of the April 21, 2011 record date were present in person or represented at the meeting by proxy. |
| (b) | The matters voted upon at the meeting, and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstention and non-votes, as applicable, are set forth below: |
Proposal 1 - Election of Board of Directors;
The eight (8) nominees to serve as directors, which constituted the entire board of directors as of the meeting date, were all reelected to serve as directors by the following votes:
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Anand Vadapalli |
22,468,255 | 262,536 | 56,869 | 17,801,680 | ||||||||||||
Brian D. Rogers |
22,475,657 | 257,209 | 54,795 | 17,801,679 | ||||||||||||
Gary R. Donahee |
21,220,157 | 1,508,636 | 58,052 | 17,802,495 | ||||||||||||
Edward (Ned) J.
Hayes, Jr. |
22,489,632 | 240,805 | 56,406 | 17,802,497 | ||||||||||||
Annette Jacobs |
22,475,954 | 257,698 | 53,193 | 17,802,495 | ||||||||||||
Peter D. Ley |
22,477,945 | 252,350 | 56,550 | 17,802,495 | ||||||||||||
John Niles Wanamaker |
22,478,401 | 246,745 | 61,698 | 17,802,496 | ||||||||||||
David Karp |
21,351,015 | 1,379,088 | 57,555 | 17,801,682 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2 -2011 Incentive Award Plan;
The Company proposal to approve the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan was approved with the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
16,323,706
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6,299,967 | 163,985 | 17,801,682 | |||||||||
Proposal 3 –Advisory vote on executive compensation;
The Company proposal requesting that shareholders approve executive compensation, on an advisory basis, was approved with the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
21,955,284
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710,102 | 122,268 | 17,801,686 | |||||||||
Proposal 4 –Advisory vote on the frequency of future executive compensation vote;
The Company proposal requesting that shareholders vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, on an advisory basis, received the following votes:
| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
17,113,125
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2,784,672 | 2,760,316 | 129,541 | 17,801,686 | ||||||||||||
On June 16, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors determined, consistent with the shareholders advisory vote, that the future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation will be held annually.
Proposal 5 –Ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent auditors;
The Company proposal requesting ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2011 was approved with the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
40,120,888
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401,438 | 67,014 | 0 | |||||||||
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.
| Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. | ||||
| June 16, 2011 | By: |
/s/ Leonard A. Steinberg
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| Name: Leonard A. Steinberg | ||||
| Title: Corporate Secretary | ||||