Alaska Communications Systems 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):   June 11, 2010

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

     
Delaware 000-28167 52-2126573
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
600 Telephone Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska   99503-6091
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (907) 297-3000

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.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. was held on June 11, 2010. Shareholders representing 37,194,353 shares, or 83.5%, of the common shares outstanding as of the April 16, 2010 record date were present in person or represented at the meeting by proxy. The matters voted upon at the meeting, and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstention and non-votes, as applicable, are set forth below:

  (a)   Election of Board of Directors;

The seven nominees to serve as directors, which constituted the entire Board of Directors as of the meeting date, were all reelected to serve as directors by the following votes:

                         
                    Broker Non-Votes and
Nominee   For   Withheld   Abstentions
Liane Pelletier
    22,942,871       306,340       21,316,156  
Brian Rogers
    22,934,352       314,859       21,316,156  
John M. Egan
    22,946,522       302,689       21,316,156  
Gary R. Donahee
    20,866,320       2,382,891       21,316,156  
Edward J. Hayes, Jr.
    23,070,864       178,347       21,316,156  
Annette Jacobs
    23,057,994       191,217       21,316,156  
Peter D. Ley
    23,071,351       177,860       21,316,156  

  (b)   KPMG LLP was ratified as the company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2010 with the following vote:
                         
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
36,859,737
    299,192       35,424       7,371,014  


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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.

         
    Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
          
June 14, 2010   By:   /s/ Leonard A. Steinberg
       
        Name: Leonard A. Steinberg
        Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary