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): May 14, 2014
Frontier Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-11001 |
06-0619596 |
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3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut |
06905 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(203) 614-5600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(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.
Frontier Communications Corporation held its 2014 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders on May 14, 2014 (the “Meeting”). The number of shares of common stock present at the Meeting was 801,048,708 or 79.9% of the shares of common stock outstanding on March 18, 2014, the record date for the Meeting. At the Meeting, the following items were submitted to a vote of stockholders.
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Number of Votes* |
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Director |
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WITHHELD |
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Leroy T. Barnes, Jr. |
472,328,089 |
7,947,521 |
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Peter C.B. Bynoe |
465,755,247 |
14,520,363 |
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Edward Fraioli |
472,578,032 |
7,697,578 |
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Daniel J. McCarthy |
471,918,762 |
8,356,848 |
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Pamela D.A. Reeve |
472,360,537 |
7,915,073 |
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Virginia P. Ruesterholz |
451,163,543 |
29,112,067 |
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Howard L. Schrott |
472,575,995 |
7,699,615 |
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Larraine D. Segil |
472,089,355 |
8,186,255 |
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Mark Shapiro |
471,388,952 |
8,886,658 |
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Myron A. Wick, III |
471,925,393 |
8,350,217 |
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Mary Agnes Wilderotter |
449,883,361 |
30,392,249 |
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* Does not include 320,773,098 broker non-votes.
(2)Advisory proposal on executive compensation. The matter was approved with the following vote:
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Number of votes FOR |
445,847,382 |
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Number of votes AGAINST |
28,676,453 |
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Number of votes ABSTAINING |
5,751,775 |
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Number of BROKER NON-VOTES |
320,773,098 |
(3)Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014. The matter was approved with the following vote:
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Number of votes FOR |
787,089,174 |
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Number of votes AGAINST |
10,099,481 |
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Number of votes ABSTAINING |
3,860,053 |
Item 8.01 Other Events
The information set forth in the press release issued by Frontier Communications Corporation on May 14, 2014, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)Exhibits
99.1Press Release of Frontier Communications Corporation released on May 14, 2014.
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.
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FRONTIER Communications CORPORATION |
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Date: May 14, 2014 |
By:/s/ David G. Schwartz |
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David G. Schwartz |
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Vice President, Corporate Counsel and |
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Assistant Secretary |
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