Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Discovery Communications, Inc. (the Company) was held at One
Discovery Place, Silver Spring, Maryland. The following are the
results of the voting on the proposals submitted to stockholders
at the Annual Meeting.
director, three elected by the holders of shares of our Series A
common stock and Series B common stock voting together as a
single class, and three elected by the holders of shares of our
Series A convertible preferred stock voting separately as a
class, as set forth below:
Stock and Series B Common Stock as Class III Directors
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Name
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Robert R. Bennett
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146,366,574
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43,563,907
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11,918,152
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John C. Malone
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138,656,316
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51,274,165
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11,918,152
|
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David M. Zaslav
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153,258,876
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36,671,605
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11,918,152
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Preferred Stock
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Name
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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S. Decker Anstrom
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71,107,312
|
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Robert J. Miron
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71,107,312
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Steven A. Miron
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71,107,312
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LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm
for 2017, as set forth below:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
|
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270,814,074
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1,369,269
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772,602
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Named Executive Officer compensation, as set forth below:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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180,911,277
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79,908,283
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218,233
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11,918,152
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the advisory vote on Named Executive Officer compensation be held
every three years, as set forth below:
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One Year
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Two Years
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Three Years
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
|
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102,433,816
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90,718
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158,242,082
|
271,177
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11,918,152
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requesting the Compensation Committee to report on the
feasibility of integrating sustainability metrics into senior
executive performance measures, as set forth below:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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49,506,488
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210,975,973
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555,332
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11,918,152
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requesting the Board of Directors to adopt a policy that the
initial list of candidates from which new management-supported
director nominees are chosen shall include qualified women and
minority candidates, as set forth below:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
|
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90,316,645
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165,253,723
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5,467,425
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11,918,152
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About Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA)
Discovery Communications, Inc., (Discovery) is a global media company. The Company provides content across multiple distribution platforms, including pay-television (pay-TV), free-to-air and broadcast television, Websites, digital distribution arrangements and content licensing agreements. Its segments are U.S. Networks, which consists principally of domestic television networks and Websites; International Networks, which consists primarily of international television networks and Websites; Education and Other, which consists principally of curriculum-based product and service offerings, and production studios, and Corporate and Inter-segment Eliminations. It distributes customized content in the United States, and over 220 other countries and territories in over 40 languages. The Company’s global portfolio of networks includes television brands, such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science and Velocity (known as Turbo outside of the United States). Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) Recent Trading Information
Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) closed its last trading session up +0.07 at 25.18 with 1,896,108 shares trading hands.
