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) May 4, 2011

TELLABS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   0-9692   36-3831568
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission file number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Tellabs Center

1415 W. Diehl Road

Naperville, Illinois

  60563
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 798-8800

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Tellabs held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 4, 2011. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders.

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

1. Election of Directors

           

Frank Ianna

     246,481,686         8,433,342         260,014         44,998,548   

Stephanie Pace Marshall, Ph.D.

     236,428,575         18,491,777         254,690         44,998,548   

William F. Souders

     241,809,417         13,102,695         262,930         44,998,548   
     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

2. Approval of an advisory resolution regarding executive compensation.

     236,533,171         12,466,668         6,175,203         44,998,548   
     1 Year      2 Years      3 Years      Abstentions  

3. Recommendation of the frequency of the advisory resolution regarding executive compensation.

     216,314,904         1,334,083         30,982,819         6,543,236   
     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

4. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Auditors

     281,209,410         18,019,620         944,560         n/a   

Item 8.01 Other Events

The Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend on May 4, 2011 of $0.02 per share payable on May 27, 2011 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 13, 2011.


SIGNATURE

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.

 

TELLABS, INC.
(Registrant)

/s/ Thomas P. Minichiello

Thomas P. Minichiello
Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer and duly authorized officer)

May 9, 2011

(Date)