UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 1, 2016
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SPRINT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-04721 | 46-1170005 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
6200 Sprint Parkway
Overland Park, Kansas 66251
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(855) 848-3280
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 1, 2016, the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Sprint Corporation (the “Company”) was held, at which the Company’s shareholders approved the Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Amended Omnibus Plan”). A description of the material terms and conditions of the Amended Omnibus Plan is provided under the heading "Proposal 4 - Approval of the Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan" starting on page 70 of the Company's proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2016, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting was held on November 1, 2016. Stockholders representing 3,900,477,174 shares, or approximately 98%, of the common shares outstanding as of the September 2, 2016 record date were present in person or were represented at the meeting by proxy. Final voting results are shown below.
The Company's bylaws provide that the directors receiving the highest number of votes "for" will be elected. Each other matter was determined by a majority of votes cast.
Votes Cast For | Votes Withheld | |||||
Number | % of Votes Cast | Number | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Gordon M. Bethune | 3,644,279,685 | 93.4% | 103,095,160 | 153,102,329 | ||
Marcelo Claure | 3,739,128,287 | 95.9% | 8,246,558 | 153,102,329 | ||
Ronald D. Fisher | 3,602,591,571 | 92.4% | 144,783,274 | 153,102,329 | ||
Julius Genachowski | 3,741,284,448 | 95.9% | 6,090,397 | 153,102,329 | ||
Adm. Michael G. Mullen | 3,647,092,130 | 93.5% | 100,282,715 | 153,102,329 | ||
Masayoshi Son | 3,726,079,575 | 95.5% | 21,295,270 | 153,102,329 | ||
Sara Martinez Tucker | 3,737,866,394 | 95.8% | 9,508,451 | 153,102,329 | ||
Proposals Submitted by Board of Directors | |||||
Ratification of the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm (“Independent Auditor”) received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast and was passed. The advisory approval of executive compensation is non-binding. | |||||
Votes Cast For | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Proposal | Number | % of Votes Cast | Votes Cast Against | ||
Ratification of selection of Independent Auditor | 3,879,891,370 | 99.5% | 18,135,304 | 2,450,500 | N/A |
Advisory approval of executive compensation | 3,594,858,681 | 92.2% | 151,550,772 | 965,392 | 153,102,329 |
Approval of the Company’s Amended 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan | 3,734,438,233 | 95.7% | 11,965,063 | 971,549 | 153,102,329 |
Proposals Submitted by Stockholders | |||||
The Company did not receive any stockholder proposals to be voted on at the meeting. | |||||
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.
SPRINT CORPORATION | ||||
November 3, 2016 | By: | /s/ Stefan K. Schnopp | ||
Stefan K. Schnopp | ||||
Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||||