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 16, 2019

 


 

Loral Space & Communications Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware

1‑14180

87‑0748324

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

600 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY

 

10020

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 697‑1105

 

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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

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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. ◻

 

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

 

 

 

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Voting Common Stock

LORL

Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

 

 


 

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

We held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 16, 2019.  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 2022.   The votes were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

    

For

    

Withheld

    

Broker Non-
Votes

 

Mr. Arthur L. Simon

 

18,658,881

 

936,288

 

683,067

 

Mr. John P. Stenbit

 

19,438,218

 

156,951

 

683,067

 

 

Directors whose terms of office continued after the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Loral Space & Communications Inc. (the “Company”) and who were not subject to election at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are John D. Harkey, Jr. and Michael B. Targoff whose terms expire in 2020 and Dr. Mark H. Rachesky and Ms. Janet T. Yeung whose terms expire in 2021.

(2) Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019.  The votes were as follows:

 

 

 

 

For

    

20,139,945 

 

Against

 

137,553 

 

Abstain

 

738 

 

 

(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

    

19,495,656 

 

Against

 

95,566 

 

Abstain

 

3,947 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

683,067 

 


 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Loral Space & Communications Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:  May 16, 2019

 

By:

/s/ Avi Katz

 

 

 

Avi Katz

 

 

 

President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

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