CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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shareholders on May 24, 2017 (the Annual Meeting). There were a
total of 548,870,486 shares entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting (consisting of 548,863,468 shares of common stock and
7,018 shares of Series L preferred stock, which vote together as
a single class), of which 485,844,657 shares were present or
represented by proxy.
vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting as follows:
the Companys 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, based on the
following vote:
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Nominee
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Martha H. Bejar
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325,306,680
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8,491,676
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152,046,301
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Virginia Boulet
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306,393,437
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27,404,919
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152,046,301
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Peter C. Brown
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325,280,591
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8,517,765
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152,046,301
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W. Bruce Hanks
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315,098,465
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18,699,891
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152,046,301
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Mary L. Landrieu
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326,001,659
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7,796,697
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152,046,301
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Harvey P. Perry
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324,788,938
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9,009,418
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152,046,301
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Glen F. Post, III
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326,622,632
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7,175,724
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152,046,301
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Michael J. Roberts
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326,953,412
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6,844,944
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152,046,301
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Laurie A. Siegel
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326,952,820
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6,845,536
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152,046,301
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the Companys independent auditor for 2017, based on the following
vote:
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For
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460,649,232
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Against
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23,078,774
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Abstain
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2,116,651
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Broker non-votes
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N/A
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overall compensation of the Companys named executive officers
(the say-on-pay vote), based on the following vote:
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For
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289,616,573
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Against
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41,092,275
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Abstain
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3,089,508
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Broker non-votes
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152,046,301
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that an advisory say-on-pay vote be held every one year, based on
the following vote:
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One Year
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277,200,214
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Two Years
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2,623,477
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Three Years
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51,653,431
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Abstain
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2,321,234
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Broker non-votes
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152,046,301
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regarding equity retention, based on the following vote:
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For
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112,538,277
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Against
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215,562,144
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Abstain
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5,697,935
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Broker non-votes
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152,046,301
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regarding lobbying activities, based on the following votes:
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For
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88,987,933
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Against
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215,416,932
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Abstain
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29,393,491
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Broker non-votes
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152,046,301
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it was withdrawn by its proponent, Friends Fiduciary Corporation,
on April 19, 2017 (after the Companys proxy statement was filed
but prior to the Annual Meeting).
the shareholder vote on Proposal 3(b), the Board has determined
that say-on-pay votes will continue to be held every year until
the next say-on-frequency vote, which the Company expects to hold
no later than its 2023 annual meeting of shareholders.
About CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL)
CenturyLink, Inc. is a United States-based integrated communications company, which is engaged in providing a range of communications services to its residential and business customers. The Company operates through two segments: Business, which includes provision of strategic, legacy and data integration products and services to small, medium and enterprise business, wholesale and governmental customers, including other communication providers, and Consumer, which includes provision of strategic and legacy products and services to residential customers. The Business segment includes strategic products and services, such as Ethernet, colocation, hosting and broadband; legacy services, such as local and long-distance voice, and data integration offerings, which include sale of telecommunications equipment located on customers’ premises. The Consumer segment includes strategic products and services, such as broadband and video, and legacy services, such as local and long-distance voice. CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) Recent Trading Information
CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) closed its last trading session down -0.03 at 24.95 with 7,544,912 shares trading hands.
