Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 19, 2017

ORBCOMM Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33118	41-2118289
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

395 W. Passaic Street

Rochelle Park, New Jersey 07662

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 433-6300

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 19, 2017, ORBCOMM, Inc. (“the Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The final results for each of the proposals submitted for shareholder vote at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1 : Election of three Class II directors with terms expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting.


Name	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Marc Eisenberg	52,615,735	2,199,639	10,930,719
Timothy Kelleher	52,946,794	1,868,580	10,930,719
John Major	51,223,132	3,592,242	10,930,719

Proposal 2 : Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
65,678,983	19,659	47,451

Proposal 3 : Advisory vote to approve executive compensation.


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
41,738,406	11,948,209	1,128,759	10,930,719

Proposal 4 : Advisory vote on frequency of executive compensation shareholder vote.


1 Year	2 Year	3 Year	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
44,342,271	750,282	7,004,478	2,718,343	10,930,719

The option of holding the advisory vote on executive compensation every year was selected, on an advisory basis, by more than 50% of the votes cast on the proposal.

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.