SPRINT CORPORATION (NYSE:S) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On August 3, 2017, the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Sprint Corporation (the “Company”) was held. Stockholders representing 3,922,870,581 shares, or approximately 98.2%, of the common shares outstanding as of the June 5, 2017 record date were present in person or were represented at the meeting by proxy.Final voting results are shown below.
The Company's bylaws provide that the directors receiving the highest number of votes "for" will be elected. Each other matter was determined by a majority of votes cast.
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Votes Cast For |
Votes Withheld |
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Number |
% of Votes Cast |
Number |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Gordon M. Bethune |
3,758,677,717 |
99.8% |
7,628,477 |
156,564,387 |
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Marcelo Claure |
3,759,673,612 |
99.8% |
6,632,582 |
156,564,387 |
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Patrick Doyle |
3,761,997,468 |
99.9% |
4,308,726 |
156,564,387 |
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Ronald D. Fisher |
3,749,666,126 |
99.6% |
16,640,068 |
156,564,387 |
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Julius Genachowski |
3,757,764,237 |
99.8% |
8,541,957 |
156,564,387 |
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Adm. Michael G. Mullen |
3,759,224,718 |
99.8% |
7,081,476 |
156,564,387 |
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Masayoshi Son |
3,741,276,835 |
99.3% |
25,029,359 |
156,564,387 |
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Sara Martinez Tucker |
3,758,629,895 |
99.8% |
7,676,299 |
156,564,387 |
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Votes Cast For |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Proposal |
Number |
% of Votes Cast |
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Ratification of selection of Independent Auditor |
3,911,446,851 |
99.7% |
2,393,464 |
N/A |
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Advisory approval of executive compensation |
3,740,062,739 |
99.3% |
1,014,093 |
156,564,387 |
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Votes Cast For |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Proposal |
Every Year |
Every Two Years |
Every Three Years |
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Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Votes to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation |
3,751,074,967 |
633,916 |
13,663,069 |
934,242 |
N/A |
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Percentage of Votes Cast: |
99.6% |
0.01% |
0.4% |
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Proposals Submitted by Stockholders |
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The Company did not receive any stockholder proposals to be voted on at the meeting. |
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About SPRINT CORPORATION (NYSE:S)
Sprint Corporation (Sprint) is a holding company. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, is a communications company offering a range of wireless and wireline communications products and services that are designed to meet the needs of consumers, businesses, government subscribers and resellers. It operates through two segments: Wireless and Wireline. The Company offers wireless services on a postpaid and prepaid payment basis to retail subscribers and also on a wholesale basis. The Wireline segment provides voice, data and Internet Protocol (IP) communication services to its Wireless segment. The Company offers wireless and wireline services to subscribers in approximately 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands under the Sprint corporate brand, which includes its retail brands of Sprint, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Assurance Wireless on its wireless networks utilizing various technologies.
