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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 31, 2024

 

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-51446   02-0636095
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   (Commission
File Number)		   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

2116 South 17th Street, Mattoon, Illinois   61938-5973
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (217) 235-3311

 

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)		   Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock - $0.01 par value   CNSL   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

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  ¨

 

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.  ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 31, 2024, 97,510,733 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, or approximately 82.33% of the 118,429,666 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, were present in person or by proxy. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results on each such matter.

 

Proposal No. 1: Election of the Eight Directors Named in the Company’s Proxy Statement to Serve Until the Next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or Until Their Respective Successors Are Elected and Qualified. The number of votes cast for each nominee named in the Company’s proxy statement as a director, as well as the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows:

 

Name of Nominee  Votes For  Withheld  Broker Non-Votes
Robert J. Currey  83,169,604  6,269,334  8,071,795
Andrew S. Frey  84,760,035  4,678,903  8,071,795
David G. Fuller  77,546,669  11,892,269  8,071,795
Thomas A. Gerke  78,614,076  10,824,862  8,071,795
Roger H. Moore  82,446,557  6,992,381  8,071,795
Maribeth S. Rahe  83,375,086  6,063,852  8,071,795
Marissa M. Solis  84,974,601  4,464,337  8,071,795
C. Robert Udell, Jr.  83,819,939  5,618,999  8,071,795

 

Each nominee, having received a plurality of the votes cast, was elected.

 

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024. With respect to the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, the number of votes cast for and against this matter, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions
95,132,259  827,825  1,550,649

 

There were no broker non-votes as to Proposal No. 2.

 

Proposal No. 2, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of more than a majority of the votes present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote on the matter at the Annual Meeting, was adopted.

 

Proposal No. 3: Advisory Vote on the Approval of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. With respect to the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers described in the Company’s proxy statement, the number of votes cast for and against this matter, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
85,826,968  1,602,108  2,009,862  8,071,795

 

Proposal No. 3, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of more than a majority of the votes present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote on the matter, was adopted, on an advisory basis.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.    
   
  By:   /s/ Fred A. Graffam III
    Name: Fred A. Graffam III
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: June 3, 2024

 

 

 

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