UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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
 
Otelco Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-32362
 
52-2126395
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
 
 
505 Third Avenue East, Oneonta, AL 35121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (205) 625-3574
 
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.


Otelco Inc. (“Otelco” or the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 9, 2012. As set forth below, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected Robert E. Guth and Andrew Meyers as directors of the Company for a term to expire at the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the voting were as follows:
                   
   
For
 
Withheld
   
Broker
Non-Vote
   
Robert E. Guth
 
4,524,758
 
209,645
   
7,142,459
   
Andrew Meyers
 
4,526,744
 
207,659
   
7,142,459
   
 
The following directors of the Company have terms in office that continue after the Annual Meeting: William Bak; Howard J. Haug; Stephen P. McCall; William F. Reddersen; and Michael D. Weaver.

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The results of the voting were as follows:
               
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-
Vote
 
11,693,548
 
121,760
 
61,554
 
0
 

Proposal 3 – Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of Otelco’s Named Executives

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the voting were as follows:
 
               
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-
Vote
 
4,130,860
 
430,099
 
173,444
 
7,142,459
 

 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
OTELCO INC.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
Date: May 10, 2012
   
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Curtis L. Garner, Jr.
 
   
Name: Curtis L. Garner, Jr.
 
   
Title: Chief Financial Officer