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): May 9, 2012
ADTRAN, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-24612 | 63-0918200 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
901 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, Alabama 35806-2807
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(256) 963-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
ADTRAN, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 9, 2012 (Annual Meeting). At the Annual Meeting, ADTRAN’s stockholders (i) elected the seven people listed below to serve as directors for a one year term expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified (Proposal 1); (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation policies of ADTRAN as well as the compensation of the named executive officers (Proposal 2); and, (iii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 (Proposal 3). The voting results for these proposals are presented in the tables below:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||
| Thomas R. Stanton |
54,331,127 | 2,135,089 | 3,080,227 | |||||||||
| H. Fenwick Huss |
56,320,828 | 145,388 | 3,080,227 | |||||||||
| Ross K. Ireland |
56,321,376 | 144,840 | 3,080,227 | |||||||||
| William L. Marks |
55,870,027 | 596,189 | 3,080,227 | |||||||||
| James E. Matthews |
53,376,186 | 3,090,030 | 3,080,227 | |||||||||
| Balan Nair |
56,309,681 | 156,535 | 3,080,227 | |||||||||
| Roy J. Nichols |
55,868,191 | 598,025 | 3,080,227 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 55,891,575 |
552,033 | 22,608 | 3,080,227 |
Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012
| For |
Against | Abstain | ||||
| 58,989,051 |
540,057 | 17,335 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on May 10, 2012.
| ADTRAN, Inc. (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ James E. Matthews | |
| James E. Matthews | ||
| Senior Vice President – Finance, | ||
| Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, | ||
| Secretary and Director | ||