Loral Space & Communications Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 19, 2016

Loral Space & Communications Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-14180 87-0748324
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
565 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York   10017
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (212) 697-1105

Not Applicable
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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.

We held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 19, 2016. At the meeting, the following proposals were acted upon:

(1) Two Class I nominees for the Board of Directors were elected to three-year terms, expiring in 2019. The votes were as follows:

                                         
                                                 Name   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes        
             
                             Arthur L. Simon
     17,174,751       300,025       2,317,206                          
       
                             John P. Stenbit
     17,174,752       300,024       2,317,206          

Directors whose terms of office continued after the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Loral Space & Communications Inc. (the “Company”) and who were not subject to election at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are John D. Harkey, Jr. and Michael B. Targoff whose terms expire in 2017 and Dr. Mark H. Rachesky and Janet T. Yeung whose terms expire in 2018.

(2) Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016. The votes were as follows:

                 
For
     19,554,946                                                    
Against
     123,906          
Abstain
     113,130          

(3) Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The votes were as follows:

                 
For
     17,300,628                                                    
Against
     60,637          
Abstain
     113,511          
Broker Non-Votes
     2,317,206                                                   

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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.

         
    Loral Space & Communications Inc.
          
May 19, 2016   By:   Avi Katz
       
        Name: Avi Katz
        Title: President, General Counsel and Secretary