ARRIS INTERNATIONAL PLC (NASDAQ:ARRS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The following resolutions were voted on at the ARRIS Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on May , 201:
1.
Election of directors to serve until the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (each by separate resolution). Each of the nominees listed below was elected.
Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
a. Andrew M. Barron |
157,776,022 |
398,923 |
145,997 |
10,498,906 |
b. J. Timothy Bryan |
158,000,289 |
175,193 |
145, |
10,498,906 |
c. James A. Chiddix |
158,013,541 |
180,695 |
126,706 |
10,498,906 |
d. Andrew T. Heller |
156,031,605 |
2,164,563 |
124,774 |
10,498,906 |
e. Dr. Jeong H. Kim |
156,037,109 |
2,15, |
125,745 |
10,498,906 |
f. Bruce McClelland |
158,055,871 |
128,620 |
136,451 |
10,498,906 |
g. Robert J. Stanzione |
157,175,909 |
1,029,630 |
115,403 |
10,498,906 |
h. Doreen A. Toben |
157,995,744 |
181,908 |
143,290 |
10,498,906 |
i. Debora J. Wilson |
156,020,114 |
2,177,007 |
,821 |
10,498,906 |
j. David A. Woodle |
156,678,861 |
1,497,927 |
144,154 |
10,498,906 |
2.
To cast a non-binding advisory vote to approve the reports of the auditors and the directors and the U.K. statutory accounts for the year ended December 31, 2017 (in accordance with legal requirements applicable to U.K. companies). The resolution was approved.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
166,822,566 |
95,714 |
1,901,568 |
N.A |
3.
To ratify the Audit Committee’s re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.The resolution was approved.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
166,886,448 |
1,649,872 |
283,528 |
N.A. |
4.
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as our U.K. statutory auditors under the U.K. Companies Act 2006 (to hold office from the conclusion of the meeting until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at which accounts are laid before the Company). The resolution was approved.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
166,872,677 |
1,650,181 |
296,990 |
N.A. |
5.
To authorize the Audit Committee to determine our U.K. statutory auditors’ remuneration. The resolution was approved.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
168,216,506 |
343,689 |
259,653 |
N.A. |
6.
To cast a non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation (“Say on Pay”) as disclosed in the proxy statement. The resolution was approved.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
51,421,613 |
6,778,233 |
121,096 |
10,498,906 |
7.
To cast a non-binding advisory vote to approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the year ended December 31, 2017.The resolution was approved.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
152,127,611 |
6,071,343 |
121,988 |
10,498,906 |
About ARRIS INTERNATIONAL PLC (NASDAQ:ARRS)
ARRIS International plc focuses on entertainment and communications technology. The Company operates in two segments: Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), and Network & Cloud (N&C). The CPE segment’s products include Set-Top, Gateway, digital subscriber line (DSL) and Cable Modem, and Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter (E-MTA) and Voice/Data Modem. The N&C segment includes various products, such as Infrastructure Products, Global Services and Cloud Solutions. It enables service providers, including cable, telephone, and digital broadcast satellite operators, and media programmers to deliver media, voice and Internet Protocol (IP) data services to their subscribers. It is engaged in offering set-tops, digital video and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) distribution systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, and associated data and voice CPE, which it also sells directly to consumers through retail channels.