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):  June 15, 2017

 


 

ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-12593

 

47-0728886

(State or other

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

500 Cummings Center

Beverly, MA 01915
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(978) 619-1300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

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

 


 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07               Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 15, 2017, ATN International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A summary of the matters voted upon by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”), and the final voting results for each matter are set forth below.

 

Proposal 1. Stockholders elected the nominees identified below as directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, subject to their earlier retirement, resignation or removal. The voting results for each nominee were as follows:

 

 

 

Number of
Shares Voted
For

 

Number of
Shares
Voted Against

 

Number of
Shares
Abstained

 

Number of
Broker Non-
Votes

 

Martin L. Budd

 

14,696,896

 

55,701

 

11,069

 

950,192

 

Bernard J. Bulkin

 

14,709,854

 

45,469

 

997

 

950,192

 

Michael T. Flynn

 

14,720,622

 

42,548

 

496

 

950,192

 

Liane J. Pelletier

 

13,896,530

 

866,139

 

997

 

950,192

 

Cornelius B. Prior, Jr.

 

14,444,725

 

297,738

 

21,203

 

950,192

 

Michael T. Prior

 

14,720,869

 

41,590

 

1,207

 

950,192

 

Charles J. Roesslein

 

14,596,606

 

166,064

 

996

 

950,192

 

 

Proposal 2. Stockholders, by advisory vote, approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The voting results for the proposal were as follows:

 

Number of
Shares Voted
For

 

Number of
Shares Voted
Against

 

Number of
Shares
Abstained

 

Number of
Broker
Non-Votes

14,424,453

 

336,375

 

2,838

 

950,192

 

Proposal 3. Stockholders, by advisory vote, determined to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years. The voting results for the proposal were as follows:

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

6,017,500

 

15,325

 

8,528,367

 

202,474

 

Proposal 4. Stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The voting results for the proposal were as follows:

 

Number of
Shares Voted
For

 

Number of
Shares Voted
Against

 

Number of
Shares
Abstained

15,686,605

 

17,825

 

9,428

 

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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.

 

 

ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Justin D. Benincasa

 

 

Justin D. Benincasa

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Dated:  June 15, 2017

 

 

 

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