UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 17, 2010
Emmis Communications
Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Indiana | 0-23264 | 35-1542018 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Emmis Plaza, 40 Monument
Circle Suite 700, Indianapolis, Indiana |
46204 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 317-266-0100
| Not
Applicable |
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting of the shareholders of Emmis Communications Corporation held on December 17, 2010, the following directors were elected, and the following additional proposals were voted upon and adopted:
Election of Directors:
| Shareholder Votes | Broker | |||||||||||
| Director | For | Withheld | Non-Votes | |||||||||
|
Jeffrey H. Smulyan
|
56,882,258 | 7,485,302 | 14,055,640 | |||||||||
|
Greg A. Nathanson
|
56,898,281 | 7,469,279 | 14,055,640 | |||||||||
Other Proposals:
| Shareholder Votes | Broker | |||||||||||||||
| Proposal | For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
|
Proposal to approve the
Emmis Communications Corporation 2010 Equity Compensation Plan
|
54,038,872 | 10,290,594 | 38,094 | 14,055,640 | ||||||||||||
|
Proposal to ratify the
selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Emmis Communications Corporation’s
independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending
February 28, 2011
|
77,103,639 | 1,302,197 | 17,364 | — | ||||||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
| Date: December 21, 2010 |
By: /s/ J. Scott Enright
Name: J. Scott Enright
Title: Executive Vice President, General
Counsel
and Secretary