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 23, 2017

 

 

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

 

001-09712

 

 

62-1147325

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

 

(Commission

 

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

File Number)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, Illinois 60631

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (773) 399-8900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Emerging growth company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.


 

 

 



 


Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements for Certain Officers.

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed by United States Cellular Corporation (“U.S. Cellular”) to, among other things, provide information regarding the appointment of a principal operating officer as specified in paragraph (c) of Item 5.02 of Form 8-K. 

On May 23, 2017, the U.S. Cellular board of directors appointed Jay M. Ellison as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Cellular effective May 23, 2017, to hold such office until his successor is chosen and shall qualify or until his earlier resignation or removal.  Prior to such appointment, Mr. Ellison had been the Executive Vice President – Operations of U.S. Cellular. 

Except as modified above, the information required by Item 401(b), (d), (e) and Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K is hereby incorporated by reference to U.S. Cellular’s Notice of 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and 2017 Proxy Statement dated April 11, 2017. 

In connection with the foregoing, U.S. Cellular did not enter into any material plan, contract or arrangement or a material amendment thereof, or make any grant or award or any modification of any grant or award.

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 23, 2017, the following number of votes were cast for the matters indicated.  The following voting results are final.  A copy of the transcript of the annual meeting and the President and Chief Executive Officer’s presentation is available on U.S. Cellular’s website at www.uscellular.com.

  1. Election of Directors:

The following directors received the following votes and were elected:

  1. For the election of four Directors of U.S. Cellular by the holders of Common Shares:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Broker Non-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. Samuel Crowley

 

50,019,453

 

308,557

 

961,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harry J. Harczak, Jr.

 

49,988,279

 

339,731

 

961,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gregory P. Josefowicz

 

50,055,401

 

272,609

 

961,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cecelia D. Stewart

 

50,037,077

 

290,933

 

961,809

 

 

  1. For the election of nine Directors of U.S. Cellular by the holder of Series A Common Shares:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Broker Non-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Barr III

 

330,058,770

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steven T. Campbell

 

330,058,770

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.

 

330,058,770

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walter C.D. Carlson

 

330,058,770

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald E. Daly

 

330,058,770

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kenneth R. Meyers

 

330,058,770

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter L. Sereda

 

330,058,770

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Douglas D. Shuma

 

330,058,770

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kurt B. Thaus

 

330,058,770

 

-

 

-

 

 



 

 

 


 


  1. Proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accountants for 2017:

This proposal received the following votes and was approved:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

381,302,839

 

43,316

 

2,434

 

-

 

 

  1. Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in U.S. Cellular’s Proxy Statement dated April 11, 2017 (commonly known as “Say-on-Pay”):

This proposal received the following votes and was approved:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

379,947,060

 

400,211

 

39,509

 

961,809

 

 

  1. Advisory vote on whether future Say-on-Pay votes should be held every year, every two years or every three years (commonly known as “Say-of-Frequency”):

This proposal received the following votes, with the following choice receiving a majority of the votes: 

“Every Year”:

 

Every Year (1 Year)

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

377,918,549

 

3,718

 

2,462,836

 

1,677

 

961,809

 

 

Based on the foregoing results and consistent with the substantial majority of the votes cast in favor of “Every Year”, U.S. Cellular has adopted a policy to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year.


 

 

 



 


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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Steven T. Campbell

 

 

 

Steven T. Campbell

 

 

 

Executive Vice President - Finance,

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

(principal financial officer)