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 8, 2017
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-11588 | 38-3042953 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 73 Kercheval Avenue | |
| Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | 48236 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (313) 886-7070
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Saga Communications, Inc. (“Annual Meeting”) was held on May 8, 2017.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following matters:
(1) The six nominees for election as directors for the ensuing year, and until their successors are elected and qualified, received the following votes:
Name |
For |
Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Clarke R. Brown, Jr. | 12,085,022 | 1,446,862 | 158,764 | |||||||||
| Edward K. Christian | 12,689,089 | 842,795 | 158,764 | |||||||||
| Timothy J. Clarke* | 4,012,855 | 734,279 | 158,764 | |||||||||
| Roy F. Coppedge III* | 4,012,916 | 734,218 | 158,764 | |||||||||
| G. Dean Pearce | 12,797,657 | 734,227 | 158,764 | |||||||||
| Gary Stevens | 12,145,028 | 1,386,856 | 158,764 | |||||||||
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* Elected by the holders of Class A Common Stock.
(2) The proposal to ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of UHY LLP as independent auditors to audit our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was approved with 13,677,008 votes cast for, 12,879 votes cast against and 761 abstentions.
(3) The proposal to adopt, by a non-binding advisory vote, a resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the proxy statement was approved with 12,278,291 votes cast for, 1,250,156 votes cast against, 3,437 abstentions and 158,764 broker non-votes.
(4) The proposal to recommend, by a non-binding advisory vote, whether the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers should occur every year, every other year or every three years was approved for every three years with 10,931,675 votes cast for, 2,591,099 votes cast for every year, 1,072 votes cast for every other year, 6,112 abstentions, and 158,764 broker non-votes.
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.
| SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||
| Dated: May 8, 2017 | By: | /s/ Samuel D. Bush |
| Samuel D. Bush | ||
| Senior Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||