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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on May 7, 2021. The matters that were voted upon at the Meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, as applicable, are set forth below. There were a total of 203,397,720 shares of common stock, and 1,041,819 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which, as of the record date, were convertible into 37,884,327 shares of common stock, eligible to vote at the Meeting. The holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, voted on the election of one director. The holders of shares of common stock and shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class with the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock voting on an as-converted basis as described in the Proxy Statement, voted on the election of four directors and on five other proposals at the Meeting.
Each of the proposals that were voted upon at the Meeting passed by the votes set forth in the tables below for each proposal.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the classified structure of the Company’s Board of Directors: |
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211,054,608 |
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86,686 |
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30,771 |
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The holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, voted to elect one director to serve a term expiring at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified to serve: |
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Patrick R. McCarter |
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Mary S. Chan |
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206,303,770 |
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Stephen C. Gray |
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25,327 |
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L. William Krause |
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Derrick A. Roman |
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Non-binding, advisory approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers: |
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181,321,445 |
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Approval of additional shares under the Company’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan: |
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205,277,693 |
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24,265 |
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Approval of the termination of certain executive performance options and grant of selective performance-based retention equity awards: |
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155,158,362 |
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Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2021: |
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223,259,925 |
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378,379 |
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16,529 |
On May 7, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Meeting. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) EXHIBITS
99.1 Press Release of CommScope Holding Company, Inc. dated May 7, 2021.
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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.
Dated: May 10, 2021
COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Frank B. Wyatt, II
Frank B. Wyatt, II
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
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Exhibit 99.1 |
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CommScope Stockholders Approve Proxy Proposals
HICKORY, NC, May 7, 2021—The stockholders of CommScope Holding Company, Inc., a global leader in network connectivity solutions, approved seven proxy proposals today at the company’s annual meeting of stockholders.
CommScope stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the classified structure of the Company’s Board of Directors. CommScope stockholders also re-elected Mary S. Chan, Stephen C. Gray, L. William Krause and Derrick A. Roman as directors, each for a term ending at the 2022 annual meeting, and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year. The stockholders also approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers. In addition, the stockholders approved the termination of certain executive performance options and the grant of selective performance-based retention equity awards, as well as additional shares under the company’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Additionally, the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, re-elected Patrick R. McCarter as a director for a term ending in 2022.
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Investor Contact:
Michael McCloskey, CommScope
+1 828-431-9874
Michael.McCloskey@commscope.com
News Media Contact:
Kalia Farrell, CommScope
+1 215-323-1059
publicrelations@commscope.com
Source: CommScope