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): May 2, 2016

 

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-51446		02-0636095
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS employer identification no.)

 

 

121 South 17th Street
Mattoon, Illinois		61938-3987
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (217) 235-3311

 

Not Applicable

(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 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 2, 2016, 43,006,132 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, or approximately 84.9% of the 50,660,045 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, were present in person or by proxy. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results on each such matter.

 

Proposal No. 1: Election of Class II Directors. The number of votes cast for each nominee named in the Company’s proxy statement, as well as the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows:

 

Name of Nominee	Votes For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Roger H. Moore	31,274,653	1,215,684	10,515,795
Thomas A. Gerke	32,039,322	451,015	10,515,795
Dale E. Parker	32,143,425	346,912	10,515,795

 

Each nominee, having received a plurality of the votes cast, was elected. In addition, the terms of office of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting: Robert J. Currey, Richard A. Lumpkin, Maribeth S. Rahe, Timothy D. Taron and C. Robert Udell, Jr.

 

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. With respect to the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016, the number of votes cast for and against this matter, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows:

 

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
42,550,337	351,650	104,145

 

There were no broker non-votes as to Proposal No. 2.

 

Proposal No. 2, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of more than a majority of the votes present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote on the matter at the Annual Meeting, was adopted.

 

 

 

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 4, 2016
	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Steven L. Childers
		Name: Steven L. Childers
		Title: Chief Financial Officer