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): April 28, 2015

 

EARTHLINK HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-15605

 

46-4228084

(State of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

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

 

1170 Peachtree St., Suite 900

 

30309

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(404) 815-0770

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report date)

 


 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The following summarizes the voting results for the three proposals submitted for a vote of the stockholders of EarthLink Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) at the annual meeting of stockholders held on April 28, 2015 (the “2015 Annual Meeting”):

 

Proposal 1.  To elect Susan D. Bowick, Joseph F. Eazor, David A. Koretz, Kathy S. Lane, Garry K. McGuire, R. Gerard Salemme, Julie A. Shimer, Ph.D. and M. Wayne Wisehart to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2015 Annual Meeting.

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Against

 

Votes
Abstained

 

Broker non-
votes

 

Susan D. Bowick

 

72,570,134

 

775,143

 

50,802

 

22,725,259

 

Joseph F. Eazor

 

72,557,366

 

788,263

 

50,450

 

22,725,259

 

David A. Koretz

 

72,561,495

 

779,041

 

54,543

 

22,725,259

 

Kathy S. Lane

 

72,561,034

 

779,219

 

54,826

 

22,725,259

 

Garry K. McGuire

 

72,543,393

 

798,864

 

53,822

 

22,725,259

 

R. Gerard Salemme

 

72,545,046

 

795,624

 

55,409

 

22,725,259

 

Julie A. Shimer, Ph.D

 

72,571,723

 

773,846

 

50,510

 

22,725,259

 

M. Wayne Wisehart

 

72,527,690

 

803,145

 

65,244

 

22,725,259

 

 

Proposal 2.  To approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.  This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2015 Annual Meeting.

 

Votes For — 70,089,628
Votes Against — 3,094,910
Votes Abstained — 211,541
Broker non-votes — 22,725,259

 

Proposal 3.  To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015.  This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2015 Annual Meeting.

 

Votes For — 95,674,469
Votes Against — 371,801
Votes Abstained — 75,068

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

 

EARTHLINK HOLDINGS CORP.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Louis M. Alterman

 

Name:

Louis M. Alterman

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: April 29, 2015

 

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