UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 2, 2019
GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
Delaware
1-6714
53-0182885
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
1300 North 17th Street, Arlington, Virginia
22209
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(703) 345-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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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).                 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 2, 2019, Graham Holdings Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to stockholders.


Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the ten persons nominated as Directors of the Company as set forth below:

Class A Common Stock Nominees
 
For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Lee C. Bollinger
964,001
0
0
0
Thomas S. Gayner
964,001
0
0
0
Donald E. Graham
964,001
0
0
0
Jack A. Markell
964,001
0
0
0
Timothy J. O'Shaughnessy
964,001
0
0
0
G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.
964,001
0
0
0
Katharine Weymouth
964,001
0
0
0
 
Class B Common Stock Nominees
 
For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Christopher C. Davis
3,213,585
302,795
0
0
Anne M. Mulcahy
3,416,459
99,921
0
0
Larry D. Thompson
3,468,164
48,216
0
0

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve 2018 Compensation Awarded to Named Executive Officers

The Company’s Class A stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2018, as set forth below:

Class A Common Stock
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
964,001
0
0
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.

 
 

Graham Holdings Company
(Registrant)
Date: May 2, 2019
 
/s/ Nicole Maddrey
 
 
(Signature)
Nicole Maddrey
Senior Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel




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