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 2, 2017
 

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Virginia
0-9881
54-1162807
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
500 Shentel Way
P.O. Box 459
Edinburg, VA
  
 
 
22824
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (540) 984-4141

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.

(a)
On May 2, 2017, Shenandoah Telecommunications Company held its annual shareholder meeting.    At the meeting, three directors, as set forth below, were appointed to three year terms, one director, as set forth below, was appointed for a term expiring at the annual shareholders meeting in 2018, and three proposals, one to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017, the second, in a non-binding vote, to approve named executive officer compensation, and the third, in a non-binding vote, to conduct future shareholder votes on named executive officer compensation annually, were approved by shareholders voting by proxy or in person.

(b)
The final voting results with respect to each proposal voted upon at the annual shareholder meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1:

The Company’s shareholders elected each of the three nominees to the Board of Directors for a three-year term by a plurality of votes cast:

   
Votes
For
    
Votes
Withheld
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
                   
Tracy Fitzsimmons
    
29,567,267
      
2,603,766
      
5,133,272
  
                         
John W. Flora
    
31,831,483
      
339,550
      
5,133,272
  
                         
Kenneth L. Quaglio
    
32,014,882
      
156,151
      
5,133,272
  
 
Proposal 2:
 
The Company’s shareholders elected the one nominee to the Board of Directors for a term expiring in 2018:

   
Votes
For
    
Votes
Withheld
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
                   
Leigh Ann Schultz
    
31,915,931
      
255,102
      
5,133,272
  

There were no abstentions in the elections of directors.
 
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Proposal 3:

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP, as set forth below:

Votes  For
  
Votes Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
34,341,948
  
2,934,053
  
28,304
  
-
 
Proposal 4:

The Company’s shareholders approved by advisory vote the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below:

Votes  For
  
Votes Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
28,335,714
  
3,667,169
  
168,150
  
5,133,272

Proposal 5:

The Company’s shareholders approved by advisory vote “annually” as the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation, as set forth below:

Every year
  
Every two years
  
Every three years
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
26,880,731
  
252,923
  
4,653,278
  
384,101
  
5,133,272
 
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

The following information is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD:  On May 2, 2017, Shenandoah Telecommunications Company held its annual shareholder meeting.  The materials attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 were presented at the meeting.  The presentations are also available on the Company’s website.

The presentation may contain forward-looking statements about Shenandoah Telecommunications regarding, among other things, our business strategy, our prospects and our financial position.  These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” or “anticipates” or the negative or other variation of these or similar words, or by discussions of strategy or risks and uncertainties.  Shenandoah Telecommunications undertakes no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
 
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Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits
 
The following exhibits are furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1
Annual Meeting Presentation Slides
99.2
Annual Meeting Scripts
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.

SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
(Registrant)

May 3, 2017
  
/s/ Adele M. Skolits
  
   
Adele M. Skolits
  
   
Vice President - Finance and
  
   
Chief Financial Officer
  
   
(Duly Authorized Officer)
  
 
 
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