UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on May 9, 2024. The matters that were voted upon at the Meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, as applicable, are set forth below. There were a total of 212,244,891 shares of common stock, and 1,162,085 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which, as of the record date, were convertible into 42,257,594 shares of common stock, eligible to vote at the Meeting. The holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, voted on the election of two directors. The holders of shares of common stock and shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class (with the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock voting on an as-converted basis as described in the Proxy Statement), voted on the election of nine directors and on three other proposals at the Meeting.
Each of the proposals that were voted upon at the Meeting passed by the votes set forth in the tables below for each proposal.
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The holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, voted to elect two directors to serve a term expiring at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified to serve: |
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Scott H. Hughes |
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42,257,594 |
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Patrick R. McCarter |
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42,257,594 |
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The holders of shares of common stock and shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock voted together as a single class to elect nine directors for terms ending at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified to serve: |
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Stephen C. Gray |
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187,031,264 |
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3,182,101 |
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2,905,561 |
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32,469,880 |
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L. William Krause |
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181,742,620 |
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8,477,261 |
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2,899,047 |
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32,469,880 |
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Joanne M. Maguire |
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172,662,913 |
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17,552,153 |
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2,903,860 |
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32,469,880 |
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Thomas J. Manning |
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188,293,824 |
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1,920,524 |
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2,904,578 |
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32,469,880 |
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Derrick A. Roman |
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188,474,628 |
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1,741,276 |
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2,903,022 |
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32,469,880 |
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Charles L. Treadway |
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188,071,833 |
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2,185,554 |
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2,861,541 |
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32,469,880 |
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Claudius E. Watts IV |
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187,354,173 |
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2,878,625 |
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2,886,128 |
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32,469,880 |
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Timothy T. Yates |
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187,781,529 |
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2,449,889 |
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2,887,508 |
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32,469,880 |
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Non-binding, advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
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186,670,593 |
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3,694,157 |
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2,754,178 |
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32,469,880 |
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Approval of additional shares under the Company’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan: |
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186,786,474 |
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3,583,567 |
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2,748,887 |
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32,469,880 |
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Ratification of Independent Registered Public |
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222,616,718 |
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1,372,150 |
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1,599,938 |
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On May 9, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Meeting. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) EXHIBITS
99.1 Press Release of CommScope Holding Company, Inc. dated May 9, 2024.
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.
Dated: May 10, 2024
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COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC. |
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/s/ Justin C. Choi |
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Justin C. Choi Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
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