Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 17 2015 - 4:06PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
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):
June 17, 2015
PREMIERE
GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
Charter)
GEORGIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13577 |
59-3074176 |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3280 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30305 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
404-262-8400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
(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 2015 annual
meeting of shareholders of Premiere Global Services, Inc. held on June 17, 2015, our shareholders: (1) elected all of our nominees
for director; (2) approved the advisory vote on executive compensation; and (3) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent
registered accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015.
A total of 43,241,197
shares, or approximately 93.0% of the common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date of April 9, 2015, was represented
at our 2015 annual meeting in person or by proxy.
The votes cast on
each proposal were as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
Nominee |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
Boland T. Jones |
38,775,964 |
1,496,290 |
2,968,943 |
John F. Cassidy |
39,999,626 |
272,628 |
2,968,943 |
K. Robert Draughon |
40,013,972 |
258,282 |
2,968,943 |
John R. Harris |
39,296,842 |
975,412 |
2,968,943 |
W. Steven Jones |
40,002,435 |
269,819 |
2,968,943 |
Raymond H. Pirtle, Jr. |
39,790,173 |
482,081 |
2,968,943 |
J. Walker Smith, Jr. |
39,483,723 |
788,531 |
2,968,943 |
2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:
The advisory vote
to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was approved by approximately 97.3% of the total votes cast of our
shares present at our 2015 annual meeting in person or by proxy as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
39,099,100 |
1,095,047 |
78,107 |
2,968,943 |
3. Ratification of KPMG LLP:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
43,173,058 |
29,403 |
38,736 |
N/A |
No other matters were considered or voted
upon at our 2015 annual meeting.
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.
PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
Date: June 17, 2015 |
By: |
/s/ L. Scott Askins |
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|
L. Scott Askins |
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|
Executive Vice President – Legal, |
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|
General Counsel and Secretary |