Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Four proposals described fully in the 2017 Proxy Statement of
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (the Company), were presented for
approval at the Companys 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the
Annual Meeting) held on May24, 2017. As of the record date,
42,535,018 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled
to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 39,333,079
shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy;
therefore, a quorum was present.

The shareholders of the Company voted on the following four
matters:

Proposal1:Election of Directors

There were three Class I director positions up for election at
the Annual Meeting. The following persons were nominated and
elected to serve as directors of the Company until the 2020
Annual Meeting of Shareholders: James S. MacLeod, William D.
Muir, Jr., and Lorraine L. Lutton. The voting results for each
nominee were as follows:

Name

VotesFor Against Abstain

James S. MacLeod

37,482,879 157,657 2,622

William D. Muir, Jr.

37,525,241 115,294 2,623

Lorraine L. Lutton

37,517,293 123,502 2,363

Proposal2:Advisory Vote to Approve Executive
Compensation

The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers, as
disclosed in the 2017 Proxy Statement, received the following
votes:

For

Against

Abstain

BrokerNon-Votes

36,865,783 733,938 43,437

Proposal3:Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Advisory
Votes to Approve Executive Compensation

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency with
which shareholders will be provided an advisory vote on executive
compensation, received the following votes:

EveryYear

EveryTwo

Years

EveryThree

Years

Abstain

BrokerNon- Votes

26,305,093 2,945,191 8,354,803 38,071

As the Companys Board of Directors recommended, and a majority of
the votes cast approved, the Company will submit executive
compensation to the shareholders on an annual basis until the
issue of the frequency of such vote is again brought before the
shareholders.

Proposal4:Ratification of the Appointment of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte Touche LLP as
the Companys independent registered public accounting firm to
audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for
the year ending December31, 2017 and the effectiveness of the
Companys internal control over financial reporting as of
December31, 2017, and express an opinion thereon, as disclosed in
the 2017 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

BrokerNon-Votes

39,156,398 164,582 12,099


About Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE)

Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated is engaged in providing outsourced customer contact management solutions and services in the business process outsourcing arena. The Company provides an array of customer contact management solutions to a range of clients in communications, financial services, technology or consumer, transportation and leisure, healthcare and other industry verticals. It has operations in two segments: the Americas, which includes the United States, Canada, Latin America, Australia and the Asia Pacific Rim, and EMEA, which includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Its Americas and EMEA regions provide customer contact management services (with an emphasis on inbound technical support and customer service), which include customer assistance, healthcare and roadside assistance, technical support and product sales to its clients customers. It delivers its services through multiple communication channels, including phone, e-mail, social media, text messaging and chat.

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