UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2015

Towerstream Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 848-5848 

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:

On June 10, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved and recommended for stockholder approval an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 95,000,000 to 200,000,000. On August 21, 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the Charter Amendment. The final voting results at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders with respect to the Charter Amendment were 44,035,706 shares voted for, 16,479,889 shares voted against and 454,851 shares abstained. The Charter Amendment was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State and became effective on August 21, 2015. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

On August 21, 2015, at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved (i) electing the five directors named by the Company (Philip Urso, Jeffrey M. Thompson, Howard L. Haronian, M.D., Paul Koehler, and William J. Bush) to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders, (ii) the Charter Amendment described in Item 5.03 above, (iii) the ratification of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 (the “Auditor Ratification”), and (v) the approval of a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers (“Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation”).

As of the record date for the meeting of June 25, 2015, 66,759,470 shares of common stock, constituting all of the outstanding capital stock of the Company, were issued and outstanding, of which a total of 60,970,446 shares were voted at the annual meeting. The vote for each proposal was as follows:

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit 3.1 Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation

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.