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): June 17, 2015

 

PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

GEORGIA

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-13577 59-3074176
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3280 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia  30305
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

404-262-8400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(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.

At the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders of Premiere Global Services, Inc. held on June 17, 2015, our shareholders: (1) elected all of our nominees for director; (2) approved the advisory vote on executive compensation; and (3) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015.

A total of 43,241,197 shares, or approximately 93.0% of the common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date of April 9, 2015, was represented at our 2015 annual meeting in person or by proxy.

The votes cast on each proposal were as follows:

1. Election of Directors:

Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Boland T. Jones 38,775,964 1,496,290 2,968,943
John F. Cassidy 39,999,626    272,628 2,968,943
K. Robert Draughon 40,013,972    258,282 2,968,943
John R. Harris 39,296,842    975,412 2,968,943
W. Steven Jones 40,002,435    269,819 2,968,943
Raymond H. Pirtle, Jr. 39,790,173    482,081 2,968,943
J. Walker Smith, Jr. 39,483,723    788,531 2,968,943

 

2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

The advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was approved by approximately 97.3% of the total votes cast of our shares present at our 2015 annual meeting in person or by proxy as follows:

 For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
39,099,100 1,095,047 78,107 2,968,943

 

3. Ratification of KPMG LLP:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
43,173,058 29,403 38,736 N/A

 

No other matters were considered or voted upon at our 2015 annual meeting.

 

 

 
 

 

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.

 

 

PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

 

 

 

Date: June 17, 2015 By:  /s/ L. Scott Askins
    L. Scott Askins  
    Executive Vice President – Legal,
    General Counsel and Secretary