Cogent Communications Group, 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):   April 18, 2013

Cogent Communications Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-31227 52-2337274
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1015 31st St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia   20007
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   202-295-4200

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.

On April 18, 2013, the Company held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 1015 31st Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Out of 47,169,722 shares outstanding and authorized to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the record date of February 22, 2013, proxies representing 42,989,093 shares, or 91.1% of outstanding shares, were voted.

Under Proposal 1, the following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to hold office until his successor is elected and qualified, in the amounts noted below:

David Schaeffer: FOR: 38,665,615; WITHHELD: 1,509,164
Steven D. Brooks: FOR: 26,095,526; WITHHELD: 14,079,253
Erel N. Margalit: FOR: 26,151,102; WITHHELD: 14,023,677
Timothy Weingarten: FOR: 26,243,395; WITHHELD: 13,931,384
Richard T. Liebhaber: FOR: 39,615,446; WITHHELD: 559,333
D. Blake Bath: FOR: 39,613,719; WITHHELD: 561,060
Marc Montagner: FOR: 39,403,089; WITHHELD: 771,690

Broker non-votes for Proposal 1 were 2,814,314 shares.

Stockholders approved Proposal 2 at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. The vote on to this proposal number 2 was as follows: FOR: 42,174,271; AGAINST: 524,831; ABSTAIN: 289,991.

Stockholders approved Proposal 3, a re-approval of the Company's Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Award Plan. The vote on proposal number 3 was as follows: FOR: 23,015,300; AGAINST: 17,088,534; ABSTAIN: 59,785. Broker non-votes for Proposal 3 were 2,825,474 shares.

Stockholders did not approve Proposal 4, an advisory vote concerning executive compensation. The vote on proposal number 4 was as follows: FOR: 15,783,636; AGAINST: 23,960,881; ABSTAIN: 424,160. Broker non-votes for Proposal 4 were 2,820,416 shares.





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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.

         
    Cogent Communications Group, Inc.
          
April 18, 2013   By:   David Schaeffer
       
        Name: David Schaeffer
        Title: Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer