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 25, 2010
Iridium Communications Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33963 | 26-1344998 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1400
McLean, VA 22102
(Address of principal executive offices)
703-287-7400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 25, 2010, the stockholders of Iridium Communications Inc. (the “Company”) approved each of two matters, as proposed in the proxy materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2010, as follows:
Election of Directors
Robert H. Niehaus, J. Darrel Barros, Scott L. Bok, Thomas C. Canfield, Brigadier Gen. Peter M. Dawkins (Ret.), Matthew J. Desch, Terry L. Jones, Alvin B. Krongard, Steven B. Pfeiffer and Parker W. Rush were elected as directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders as follows:
| For | Withhold | |||
| Robert H. Niehaus |
53,827,636 | 37,936 | ||
| J. Darrel Barros |
53,828,336 | 37,236 | ||
| Scott L. Bok |
53,841,336 | 24,236 | ||
| Thomas C. Canfield |
53,832,936 | 32,636 | ||
| Brigadier Gen. Peter M. Dawkins (Ret.) |
53,830,136 | 35,436 | ||
| Matthew J. Desch |
53,835,836 | 29,736 | ||
| Terry L. Jones |
53,830,636 | 34,936 | ||
| Alvin B. Krongard |
53,833,636 | 31,936 | ||
| Steven B. Pfeiffer |
53,836,936 | 28,636 | ||
| Parker W. Rush |
53,840,936 | 24,636 |
Ratification of Selection of Independent Auditors
The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was approved as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 61,159,031 | 10,179 | 13,802 | 0 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 28, 2010 | By: | /s/ THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK | ||||
| Name: | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||