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: May 18, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported)
 
BigBand Networks, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
Commission File No.:
001-33355
 
04-3444278
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
475 Broadway Street
Redwood City, California 94063
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
 
(650) 995-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The annual meeting of stockholders of BigBand Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 18, 2011. The following matters were voted upon:
 
1.           An election of three Class II directors was held and the shares present were voted as follows:
 
   
FOR
   
WITHHELD
   
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
Harald Braun
  48,837,139     691,861     13,783,407  
Erez Rosen
  48,823,121     705,879     13,783,407  
Geoffrey Y. Yang
  45,985,222     3,543,778     13,783,407  
 
2.           Regarding the advisory vote on executive compensation, the votes were as follows:
 
   
FOR
   
AGAINST
   
ABSTAIN
   
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
Approval of executive compensation as described in the proxy statement dated April 26, 2011
  35,054,971     11,860,563     2,613,466     13,783,407  
 
3.           Regarding the advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, the votes were as follows:
 
   
ONE YEAR
   
TWO YEARS
   
THREE YEARS
   
ABSTAIN
 
Stockholders should be provided an advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation once every:
  29,618,832     17,591     17,869,829     2,022,748  
 
4.           Regarding the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 the votes were as follows:
 
   
FOR
   
AGAINST
   
ABSTAIN
 
Approval of the retention of Ernst &Young LLP
  62,657,148     40,475     614,784  

 
 

 
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
BIGBAND NETWORKS, INC.
 
 
Date: May 20, 2011
By:
/s/ Rob Horton
 
   
Rob Horton
 
   
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary