VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. (NYSE:VG) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. (NYSE:VG) 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.

Vonage Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders on June 8, 2017. There were present at
the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy stockholders holding an
aggregate of 204,324,088 shares of common stock of a total of
221,841,441 shares entitled to vote at the meeting.
The results of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting were as
follows:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Class II Directors
The Company elected Carolyn Katz, John J. Roberts, and Carl
Sparks as Class II directors for a term to expire at the 2020
annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is
duly elected and qualified. The results of the elections were as
follows:
Votes
Broker
Class II Director Nominees
Votes For
Against
Abstentions
Non-Votes
Carolyn Katz
167,595,040
3,622,963
6,884,410
26,221,675
John J. Roberts
166,402,204
4,811,248
6,888,961
26,221,675
Carl Sparks
168,458,137
2,752,325
6,891,951
26,221,675
The terms of the following directors, who were not up for
re-election at the Annual Meeting, will continue: Jeffrey A.
Citron, Naveen Chopra, Stephen Fisher, Hamid Akhavan, Gary
Steele, and Alan Masarek.
Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
Votes
Broker
Votes For
Against
Abstentions
Non-Votes
Ratification of the Appointment of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
203,889,475
304,103
130,510
Proposal No. 3 -Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
Votes
Broker
Votes For
Against
Abstentions
Non-Votes
Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
158,815,020
18,719,460
567,933
26,221,675
Proposal No. 4 – Advisory Vote to Determine the Frequency of
Votes to Approve Executive Compensation
Broker
1-Year
2-Year
3-Year
Abstentions
Non-Votes
Advisory Vote to Determine the Frequency of Votes to
Approve Executive Compensation
157,246,783
125,738
20,145,926
583,966
26,221,675
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In light of the above voting results, the Company will include
a stockholder vote on the compensation of executives in its
proxy materials annually until the next required vote on the
frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of
executives.
Proposal No. 5 – Ratification of the Extension of our Tax
Benefits Preservation Plan
Votes
Broker
Votes For
Against
Abstentions
Non-Votes
Ratification of the Extension of our Tax Benefits
Preservation Plan
156,551,914
21,369,062
181,437
26,221,6750

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About VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. (NYSE:VG)

Vonage Holdings Corp. is a provider of cloud communications services for businesses and consumers, and consumer and business communication solutions across multiple devices. For business services customers, the Company provides cloud-based unified communications as a service (UCaaS) solutions, consisting of integrated voice, text, video, data, collaboration and mobile applications over its scalable session initiation protocol (SIP)-based voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) network. It serves a range of business markets, including the small and medium business (SMB), mid-market and enterprise segments. Its business solutions’ product families include Vonage Essentials, based on its call processing platform that is purpose-built for SMB and mid-market customers, and Vonage Premier, based on Broadsoft’s call processing platform in combination with its cloud-based solutions. Its consumer services strategy is focused on the North American markets.