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 25, 2017
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
NEW ULM TELECOM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota | 0-3024 | 41-0440990 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
27 North Minnesota Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(507) 354-4111
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
New Ulm Telecom, Inc.s (NU Telecom) Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 25, 2017. Proxies representing 3,882,891 shares, or 75.43% of the 5,147,397 outstanding shares entitled to vote were present at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum. The shareholder voting results for the election of two directors, the ratification of the appointment of NU Telecoms independent registered public accounting firm, and the approval of the New Ulm Telecom, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Stock Plan are presented as follows:
Proposal 1. The following two directors were elected to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting and until the election and qualification of their respective successors, as follows:
Nominees |
| Votes For |
| Votes Withheld |
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| Broker Non-Votes | |
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James J. Seifert |
| 2,849,489 |
| 140,778 |
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| 892,624 | |
Colleen R. Skillings |
| 2,827,998 |
| 162,269 |
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| 892,624 | |
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Proposal 2. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Olsen, Thielen & Company, Ltd. as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year, as follows:
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Votes For |
| Votes Against |
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| Abstentions | |||
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3,851,098 |
| 11,472 |
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| 20,321 |
Proposal 3. Shareholders approved the New Ulm Telecom, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Stock Plan, as follows:
Votes For |
| Votes Against |
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| Abstentions |
| Broker Non-Votes |
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2,235,617 |
| 527,323 |
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| 227,327 |
| 892,264 |
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.
Date: May 30, 2017 | New Ulm Telecom, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/Curtis Kawlewski | ||
Curtis Kawlewski | |||
Its: Chief Financial Officer |