Altice USA Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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):
June 14, 2024 (June 12, 2024 )
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 12, 2024, Altice USA, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s Class A and Class B stockholders voted together as a single class upon the following proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement: (i) the election of Patrick Drahi, David Drahi, Dexter Goei, Dennis Mathew, Mark Mullen, Dennis Okhuijsen, Susan Schnabel, Charles Stewart and Raymond Svider to the Company’s Board of Directors for one-year terms; and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year.
The voting results from the Annual Meeting, including the number of votes cast for or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon, as applicable, are set forth below. In accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Class A stockholders have one vote per share and Class B stockholders have twenty-five votes per share.
No other matters were considered and voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
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| Patrick Drahi | 4,697,880,162 | 76,472,909 | 4,008,543 | 27,198,250 | |||||||||||||||||||
| David Drahi | 4,696,816,621 | 77,531,914 | 4,013,079 | 27,198,250 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dexter Goei | 4,682,738,878 | 91,505,010 | 4,117,726 | 27,198,250 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Mathew | 4,707,771,456 | 66,596,848 | 3,993,310 | 27,198,250 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Mullen | 4,693,509,431 | 80,800,530 | 4,051,653 | 27,198,250 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Okhuijsen | 4,686,757,751 | 87,585,568 | 4,018,295 | 27,198,250 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Susan Schnabel | 4,716,785,013 | 57,394,178 | 4,182,423 | 27,198,250 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Stewart | 4,634,384,798 | 139,954,964 | 4,021,852 | 27,198,250 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond Svider | 4,694,595,837 | 79,585,822 | 4,179,955 | 27,198,250 | |||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 4,796,242,783 | 5,252,312 | 4,064,769 | — | |||||||||||||||||
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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| Dated: June 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Michael E. Olsen | |||||||||
| Michael E. Olsen | |||||||||||
| General Counsel and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer | |||||||||||