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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 11, 2015
 
NTELOS HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
000-51798
 
36-4573125
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1154 Shenandoah Village Drive, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(540) 946-3500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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:
 
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On November 11, 2015, NTELOS Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of the close of business on October 9, 2015, the record date for the meeting, there were 22,257,815 outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote. The holders of 18,383,903 shares of the Company's common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting. The following matters were voted upon and the results of the voting are as follows:

Proposal 1: Merger Proposal. The proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 10, 2015, as may be amended from time to time, by and among Shenandoah Telecommunications Company ("Shentel"), Gridiron Merger Sub, Inc. ("Acquisition Sub") which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shentel, and NTELOS was approved. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of votes that abstained from voting and the number of broker non-votes with respect to such resolution are set forth below:

For
         15,364,167
Against
               187,643
Abstain
                 95,739
Broker Non-Votes
           2,736,354

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Merger-Related Executive Compensation. The non-binding, advisory proposal to approve the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with, or following, the consummation of the merger was approved. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of votes that abstained from voting and the number of broker non-votes with respect to such resolution are set forth below:

For
         13,910,530
Against
           1,389,871
Abstain
               347,148
Broker Non-Votes
           2,736,354




Proposal 3: Election of Directors. Each of the individuals identified below was elected to serve as a director of the Company until the earlier of the closing of the merger and the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The number of votes cast for and withheld from each nominee and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each nominee are set forth below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nominee
 
Votes For

 
Votes Withheld

 
Broker Non-Votes

David A. Chorney
 
15,173,233

 
474,316

 
2,736,354

Rodney D. Dir
 
         15,128,417

 
519,132

 
2,736,354

Stephen C. Duggan
 
14,889,572

 
757,977

 
2,736,354

Michael Gottdenker
 
15,187,197

 
460,352

 
2,736,354

Daniel J. Heneghan
 
         14,889,847

 
757,702

 
2,736,354

Michael Huber
 
14,230,656

 
1,416,893

 
2,736,354

Ruth Sommers
 
15,172,813

 
474,736

 
2,736,354

Ellen O’Connor Vos
 
14,183,556

 
1,463,993

 
2,736,354



Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. A non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of votes that abstained from voting and the number of broker non-votes with respect to such resolution are set forth below:

For
         14,979,853
Against
               319,598
Abstain
               348,098
Broker Non-Votes
           2,736,354


Proposal 5: Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was approved. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of votes that abstained from voting and the number of broker non-votes with respect to such ratification are set forth below:

For
         16,260,918
Against
           1,986,900
Abstain
               136,085
Broker Non-Votes
0




Proposal 6: Proposal to Re-Approve the Performance Criteria Under the Equity Plan. The proposal to re-approve the performance criteria under the Company’s 2010 Equity and Cash Incentive plan was approved. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of votes that abstained from voting and the number of broker non-votes with respect to such resolution are set forth below:

For
         14,189,643
Against
           1,284,970
Abstain
               172,936
Broker Non-Votes
           2,736,354

Proposal 7: Adjournment Proposal. The Company's stockholders voted to approve the proposal to approve one or more adjournments of the annual meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger at the time of the annual meeting. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of votes that abstained from voting and the number of broker non-votes with respect to such resolution are set forth below:

For
         16,227,951
Against
           1,876,449
Abstain
               279,503
Broker Non-Votes
0

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(d)
Exhibits:
 
 
 
 
99.1

 
Press release, dated November 12, 2015, issued by NTELOS Holdings Corp.





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.
Date: November 12, 2015
NTELOS HOLDINGS CORP.

By:    /s/ Brian J. O’Neil                                   
Brian J. O’Neil
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary













































INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1

 
Press release, dated November 12, 2015, issued by NTELOS Holdings Corp.