Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT) 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
The 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the Annual Meeting) of
Uniti Group Inc. (the Company) was held virtually on May 11, 2017
at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern time) at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UNIT2017.During the Annual
Meeting, the Companys stockholders voted on three proposals. The
proposals are described in the Companys definitive proxy
statement on Schedule 14A (the Proxy Statement) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2017. The voting
results for each of the proposals are as follows.
|
1. |
Election of Directors.The six director nominees named in |
|
Name |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
Jennifer S. Banner |
91,482,289 |
4,855,562 |
254,835 |
34,412,625 |
|
Scott G. Bruce |
95,627,745 |
696,638 |
268,303 |
34,412,625 |
|
Francis X. (Skip) Frantz |
91,368,387 |
4,952,866 |
271,433 |
34,412,625 |
|
Andrew Frey |
95,487,718 |
831,167 |
273,801 |
34,412,625 |
|
Kenneth A. Gunderman |
95,614,057 |
692,455 |
286,174 |
34,412,625 |
|
David L. Solomon |
91,396,287 |
4,919,168 |
277,231 |
34,412,625 |
|
2. |
Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation.The |
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
86,065,573 |
9,997,623 |
529,490 |
34,412,625 |
|
3. |
Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the |
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
|
129,699,622 |
935,024 |
370,665 |
About Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT)
Uniti Group Inc., formerly Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., is an internally managed real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition and construction of infrastructure in the communications industry. The Company focuses on acquiring and constructing fiber optic broadband networks, wireless communications towers, copper and coaxial broadband networks and data centers. It operates in four segments: Leasing, Fiber Infrastructure, Towers and Consumer Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (Consumer CLEC). The Leasing segment includes Uniti Leasing. The Fiber Infrastructure segment includes Uniti Fiber business. The Towers segment includes Uniti Towers and its ground lease investments. The Consumer CLEC segment includes Talk America. As of December 31, 2016, the Company and its subsidiaries owned approximately 88,100 fiber network route miles, representing approximately 4.2 million fiber strand miles and approximately 231,900 route miles of copper cable lines across 32 states. Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT) Recent Trading Information
Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT) closed its last trading session up +0.42 at 23.82 with 2,180,903 shares trading hands.
