UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) June 12, 2013

 

PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

GEORGIA

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-13577 59-3074176
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3280 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30305

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)

 

404-262-8400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(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.

 

(a) The annual meeting of shareholders of Premiere Global Services, Inc. was held on June 12, 2013.

 

(b) At the annual meeting, our shareholders: (1) elected all of our nominees for director; (2) approved the advisory vote on executive compensation; and (3) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013.

 

A total of 45,902,696 shares, or approximately 95.4%, of the common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date of April 4, 2013, was represented at our 2013 annual meeting in person or by proxy.

 

The votes cast on each proposal were as follows:

 

1. Election of Directors:

Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Boland T. Jones 41,292,333 1,267,390 3,342,973
Wilkie S. Colyer 42,202,503 357,220 3,342,973
K. Robert Draughon 42,202,803 356,920 3,342,973
John R. Harris 36,396,508 6,163,215 3,342,973
W. Steven Jones 42,203,053 356,670 3,342,973
Raymond H. Pirtle, Jr. 41,939,768 619,955 3,342,973
J. Walker Smith, Jr. 41,676,763 882,960 3,342,973

 

2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

The advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of our named executive officers was approved by approximately 99.1% of the total votes cast of our shares present in person or by proxy at our annual meeting follows:

 

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
42,093,784 401,423 64,516 3,342,973

 

3. Ratification of KPMG LLP:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
45,579,358 296,205 27,133 0

 

No other matters were considered or voted upon at our 2013 annual meeting.

 
  

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
   
   
Date: June 12, 2013 By: /s/ Scott Askins Leonard
    Scott Askins Leonard
    Executive Vice President – Legal,
    General Counsel and Secretary