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
June 14,2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CLEARWIRE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-34196 (Commission File Number) | 56-2408571 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
1475 120th Ave NE Bellevue, WA (Address of principal executive offices) | 98005 (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (425) 216-7600
(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.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on June 14, 2012.
Three items of business were acted on by stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
• | Election of twelve directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company until the next Annual Meeting or their respective successors are elected and qualified; |
• | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2012. |
• | Advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
The results of the voting on the election of directors were as follows:
Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
John W. Stanton | 1,196,904,603 | 2,340,906 | 78,075,051 | |||
William R. Blessing | 1,192,859,075 | 6,386,434 | 78,075,051 | |||
Bruce A. Chatterley | 1,196,835,114 | 2,410,395 | 78,075,051 | |||
Mufit Cinali | 1,192,857,143 | 6,388,366 | 78,075,051 | |||
Jose A. Collazo | 1,192,852,021 | 6,393,488 | 78,075,051 | |||
Hossein Eslambolchi | 1,192,837,986 | 6,407,523 | 78,075,051 | |||
Dennis S. Hersch | 1,196,843,492 | 2,402,017 | 78,075,051 | |||
Brian P. McAndrews | 1,192,862,651 | 6,382,858 | 78,075,051 | |||
Erik E. Prusch | 1,196,990,700 | 2,254,809 | 78,075,051 | |||
Kathleen H. Rae | 1,197,061,925 | 2,183,584 | 78,075,051 | |||
Theodore H. Schell | 1,196,840,055 | 2,405,454 | 78,075,051 | |||
Jennifer L. Vogel | 1,192,855,937 | 6,389,572 | 78,075,051 | |||
Accordingly, each of the twelve nominees received a majority of votes cast in favor of that director’s election and was elected.
The results of the voting on the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2012 were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
1,275,267,786 | 1,195,342 | 857,432 | ||
Accordingly, a majority of votes was cast in favor of the proposal and the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants was ratified.
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
1,194,910,360 | 2,795,503 | 1,539,646 | 78,075,051 | |||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
CLEARWIRE CORPORATION | |||
Dated: June 14, 2012 | By: | /s/ Broady R. Hodder | |
Broady R. Hodder | |||
Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||