KVH Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KVHI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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KVH Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KVHI) 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

At the annual meeting of stockholders on June 7, 2017, our
stockholders voted:
to elect Bruce J. Ryan and James S. Dodez as Class III
directors to serve until our annual meeting of stockholders
in 2020, and thereafter until their respective successors
are duly elected and qualified;
to approve, in a non-binding “say on pay” vote, the
compensation of our named executive officers;
to recommend, in a non-binding “say on frequency” vote,
that we hold future votes on our executive compensation
program once every year; and
to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the year
ending December 31, 2017.
The final results of such voting are set forth below. We
currently intend, until the next stockholder vote on the
frequency of holding future non-binding say on pay votes, to hold
such votes once every year.
Proposal #1>- To vote upon the election of two Class III
directors.
Name of Director Nominee
Number of Votes Cast For
Number of Votes Cast Against
Number of Abstentions
Number of Broker Non-Votes
Bruce J. Ryan
11,416,216
1,222,556
7,335
3,111,258
James S. Dodez
11,955,861
615,282
74,964
3,111,258
Proposal #2>- To approve, in a non-binding “say on pay” vote,
the compensation of our named executive officers.
Number of Votes Cast For
Number of Votes Cast Against
Number of Abstentions
Number of Broker Non-Votes
10,497,167
2,007,812
141,128
3,111,258
Proposal #3>- To determine, in a non-binding “say on
frequency” vote, the frequency of the vote on our executive
compensation program (once every year, once every two years or
once every three years).
Number of Votes Cast For Once Every Year
Number of Votes Cast For Once Every Two Years
Number of Votes Cast For Once Every Three Years
Number of Abstentions
Number of Broker Non-Votes
10,247,702
21,404
2,101,372
275,629
3,111,258
Proposal #4>- To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP
as our independent registered public accounting firm.
Number of Votes Cast For
Number of Votes Cast Against
Number of Abstentions
Number of Broker Non-Votes
15,741,424
9,494
6,447


About KVH Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KVHI)

KVH Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of solutions that provide high-speed Internet, television and voice services through satellite to mobile users at sea and on land. The Company also provides commercially licensed entertainment, including news, sports, music and movies, to commercial and leisure customers in the maritime, hotel and retail markets. It operates in two geographic segments, in the mobile communications, navigation and guidance and stabilization equipment industry. The Company develops and distributes training films and e-learning computer-based training courses to commercial maritime customers. It is also a manufacturer of navigational sensors and integrated inertial systems for defense and commercial guidance and stabilization applications. It designs, develops, manufactures and markets mobile communications products and services for the marine and land mobile markets, and navigation, guidance and stabilization products for both the commercial and defense markets.