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 16, 2016
 
 
HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
001-35886
 (Commission File Number)
80-0885255
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
2000 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Suite 500
Coral Gables, FL 33134
           (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
 
(305) 421-6364
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
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.

Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.’s (the “Company”) 2016 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders was held on May 16, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”).  Only holders of the Company’s capital stock at the close of business on March 17, 2016 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.  As of the Record Date, there were 15,635,655 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A common stock”) and 30,027,418 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B common stock”) entitled to vote in the election of directors and on each matter submitted for stockholder approval.  Holders of the shares of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of the shares of Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes per share.  Holders of the shares of Class A common stock and holders of the shares of Class B common stock voted together as a single class on all matters (including the election of directors) submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting.  Holders of 14,596,050 shares of Class A common stock and 30,027,418 shares Class B common stock (representing 99.7% of the total voting power), constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting

The stockholders voted on three proposals at the Annual Meeting.  The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2016 (File No. 001-35886).  The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

Proposal 1: The Company’s stockholders elected three Class III directors to the Company’s board to serve for a three-year-term until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders.  The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Nominee
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Alan J. Sokol
 
313,754,274
 
646,132
 
469,824
Vincent L. Sadusky
 
314,107,163
 
293,243
 
469,824
Ernesto Vargas Guajardo
 
313,663,039
 
737,367
 
469,824


Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.  The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstained
314,679,125
 
177,219
 
13,886


Proposal 3: The Company’s stockholders approved the Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.  The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker
Non-Votes
314,054,887
 
345,379
 
140
 
469,824




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.
 
 
 
  
HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.
 
       
       
Date:
May 17, 2016
By: 
/s/ Alex J. Tolston
 
 
 
 
Name: Alex J. Tolston
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary