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
May 15, 2015
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
West Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
| 001-35846 | 47-0777362 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11808 Miracle Hills Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68154
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (402) 963-1200
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At West Corporation’s (the “Company’s”) 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2015 Annual Meeting”) held on May 15, 2015, the stockholders of the Company: (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors of the Company for a three-year term; (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015; and (iii) on an advisory basis, voted in favor of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting. The final voting results for the matters voted upon at the 2015 Annual Meeting are as follows:
| Proposal 1: | Election of Directors. |
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Lee Adrean |
78,631,711 | 1,179,121 | 189,768 | 1,904,405 | ||||||||||||
| Michael A. Huber |
66,315,736 | 13,495,062 | 189,802 | 1,904,405 | ||||||||||||
| Soren L. Oberg |
62,880,213 | 16,930,553 | 189,834 | 1,904,405 | ||||||||||||
| Proposal 2: | Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 81,494,599 | 220,820 | 189,586 | — | |||
| Proposal 3: | Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 53,625,223 | 26,063,602 | 311,775 | 1,904,405 | |||
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.
| WEST CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: May 20, 2015 | By: | /s/ Jan D. Madsen | ||||
| Jan D. Madsen | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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