Comcast Corporation Announces Preliminary Results of 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
May 19 2016 - 11:19AM
Business Wire
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) today announced the
preliminary results of its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held
this morning. Final voting results will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on a Form 8-K within four
business days.
Company Proposals
- Election of Directors: Shareholders
elected all nominees to Comcast’s Board of Directors for one-year
terms. Comcast’s Board has 11 directors, nine of whom are
independent.
- Ratification of the Appointment of our
Independent Auditors: Shareholders ratified the appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent auditors for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
- Approval of our Amended and Restated
2002 Restricted Stock Plan: Shareholders approved this
proposal.
- Approval of our Amended and Restated
2003 Stock Option Plan: Shareholders approved this proposal.
- Approval of our Amended and Restated
2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shareholders approved this
proposal.
- Approval of the Amended and Restated
Comcast-NBCUniversal 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
Shareholders approved this proposal.
Shareholder Proposals
- To Prepare an Annual Report on Lobbying
Activities: Shareholders defeated this proposal.
- To Prohibit Accelerated Vesting Upon a
Change in Control: Shareholders defeated this proposal.
- To Require an Independent Chairman:
Shareholders defeated this proposal.
- To Stop 100-to-One Voting Power:
Shareholders defeated this proposal.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video,
high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers
under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to
businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports
cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks,
television production operations, television station groups,
Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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