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

 

June 22, 2011

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-30700

 

84-1524410

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

12700 Ventura Boulevard

Studio City, California 91604

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(818) 755-2400

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

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

 

The annual meeting of stockholders of Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 22, 2011, at which the following matters were submitted to our stockholders:

 

Proposal 1: Election of 14 members to the Company’s board of directors.

 

All nominees were elected as directors by the following votes:

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Series A Preferred

 

Nominees

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Broker
Non-votes

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Broker
Non-votes

 

William J. Abbott

 

337,304,973

 

5,924,262

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Dwight Arn

 

337,286,267

 

5,942,968

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Robert C. Bloss

 

336,725,224

 

6,504,011

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

William Cella

 

338,768,353

 

4,460,882

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Glenn Curtis

 

338,767,901

 

4,461,334

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Steve Doyal

 

337,285,815

 

5,943,420

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Brian E. Gardner

 

336,724,712

 

6,504,523

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Herbert Granath

 

338,766,084

 

4,463,151

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Donald J. Hall, Jr.

 

337,284,880

 

5,944,355

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.

 

337,264,915

 

5,964,320

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

A. Drue Jennings

 

338,745,545

 

4,483,690

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Brad Moore

 

338,766,322

 

4,462,913

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Peter A. Lund

 

337,286,017

 

5,943,218

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

Deanne Stedem

 

336,733,805

 

6,495,430

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Proposal 2: Approval of Chief Executive Officer’s and other Executive Officers’ performance-based compensation.

 

The Chief Executive Officer’s and other Executive Officers’ performance-based compensation was approved by the following votes:

 

Class of Stock

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Broker Non-
votes

 

Votes Abstain

 

Common

 

340,963,942

 

2,260,831

 

0

 

4,462

 

Series A Preferred

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Proposal 3: Advisory vote regarding the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

 

The advisory vote regarding the compensation for our Named Executive Officers was approved by the following votes:

 

Class of Stock

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Broker Non-
votes

 

Votes Abstain

 

Common

 

342,342,626

 

248,656

 

0

 

637,953

 

Series A Preferred

 

185,000

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Proposal 4: Advisory vote on the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

 

The stockholders elected to advise the Company to seek an advisory vote every three years by the following votes:

 

Class of Stock

 

One Year

 

Two Years

 

Three Years

 

Votes Abstain

 

Common

 

7,363,681

 

20,438

 

335,161,663

 

683,453

 

Series A Preferred

 

0

 

0

 

185,000

 

0

 

 

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Based on these results, the Company’s board of directors determined to hold the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers every three years until the next stockholder vote on the frequency of such advisory votes.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 24, 2011

 

By:

/s/ Charles L. Stanford

 

 

 

 

Charles L. Stanford
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

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