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) September 25, 2014
DIRECTV
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-34554 | 26-4772533 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
2260 East Imperial Highway | ||
El Segundo, California | 90245 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(310) 964-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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 Special Meeting of the stockholders of DIRECTV was held on September 25, 2014. As of July 29, 2014, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 502,228,914 shares outstanding. At the Special Meeting, 394,171,975 shares, or approximately 78.48% of the eligible voting shares were represented either in person or by proxy.
At the meeting, the stockholders voted on the following items:
1. Adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 18, 2014, by and among DIRECTV, AT&T, Inc., and Steam Merger Sub LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T, Inc., pursuant to which DIRECTV will merger with and into Steam Merger Sub LLC.
This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below.
For | Against | Abstained | |||||
390,865,110 | 1,183,881 | 2,122,984 | |||||
2. Approve, by non-binding, advisory vote, certain compensation arrangements for DIRECTV’s named executive officers in connection with the merger.
This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below.
For | Against | Abstained | |||||
368,505,045 | 6,475,353 | 19,191,577 | |||||
SIGNATURE
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.
DIRECTV | |||||
(Registrant) | |||||
Date: September 25, 2014 | By: | /s/ Larry D. Hunter | |||
Name: | Larry D. Hunter | ||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||
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