AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCX) 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.
2017 annual meeting of stockholders. In accordance with the
Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the
Class A stockholders have one vote per share and the Class B
stockholders have ten votes per share. The proposals are
described in detail in the Companys proxy statement for the 2017
Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 27, 2017.
results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth
below.
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1.
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The Companys Class A stockholders elected the five
directors listed below to the Board of Directors, each for a one-year term. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: |
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For
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Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Jonathan F. Miller
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35,723,927
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11,884,979
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3,802,128
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Leonard Tow
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35,636,815
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11,972,091
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3,802,128
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David E. Van Zandt
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44,896,515
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2,712,391
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3,802,128
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Carl. E. Vogel
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27,707,847
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19,901,059
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3,802,128
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Robert C. Wright
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44,898,709
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2,710,197
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3,802,128
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listed below to the Board of Directors, each for a one-year term.
The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
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For
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Withheld
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William J. Bell
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114,553,370
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Charles F. Dolan
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114,553,370
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James L. Dolan
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114,553,370
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Kristin A. Dolan
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114,553,370
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Patrick F. Dolan
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114,553,370
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Thomas C. Dolan
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114,553,370
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Brian G. Sweeney
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114,553,370
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Vincent Tese
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114,553,370
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Marianne Dolan Weber
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114,553,370
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2.
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The Companys Class A stockholders and Class B stockholders,
voting together as a single class, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: |
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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165,728,636
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194,849
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40,919
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About AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCX)
AMC Networks Inc. is a holding company, which conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries. The Company owns and operates entertainment businesses and assets. The Company operates through two segments: National Networks, and International and Other. The National Networks segment principally includes activities of its programming businesses, which include its programming networks distributed in the United States and Canada. The International and Other segment principally includes AMC Networks International (AMCNI), the Company’s international programming businesses consisting of a portfolio of channels in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Asia and Africa; IFC Films, the Company’s independent film distribution business; AMCNI- DMC, the broadcast solutions unit of certain networks of AMCNI and third-party networks, and various developing online content distribution initiatives.