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Form 8-K Altice USA, Inc. For: Jun 15

June 15, 2022 4:42 PM EDT
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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 15, 2022 (June 15, 2022)
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Altice USA, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
001-3812638-3980194
(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification Number)
1 Court Square West
Long Island City,New York11101
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(516) 803-2300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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).
Emerging growth company     
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ATUSNew York Stock Exchange




Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
As described in Item 5.07 below, on June 15, 2022, the stockholders of Altice USA, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Amended and Restated Altice USA 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 35,000,000. A copy of the amendment to the Plan is included in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2022 (“Proxy Statement”) and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 15, 2022, the Company held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s Class A and Class B stockholders voted together as a single class upon the following proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement: (i) the election of Patrick Drahi, Gerrit Jan Bakker, David Drahi, Dexter Goei, Mark Mullen, Dennis Okhuijsen, Susan Schnabel, Charles Stewart and Raymond Svider to the Company’s Board of Directors for one-year terms; (ii) the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, (iii) the amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance and (iv) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year.
The voting results from the Annual Meeting, including the number of votes cast for, withheld or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon, as applicable, are set forth below. In accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Class A stockholders have one vote per share and Class B stockholders have twenty-five votes per share.
No other matters were considered and voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
Patrick Drahi4,676,166,570 105,622,527 1,534,748 18,095,361 
Gerrit Jan Bakker4,687,718,511 94,071,202 1,534,132 18,095,361 
David Drahi4,676,990,462 104,798,930 1,534,453 18,095,361 
Dexter Goei4,685,382,466 96,396,227 1,545,152 18,095,361 
Mark Mullen4,674,378,425 107,398,732 1,546,688 18,095,361 
Dennis Okhuijsen4,687,255,729 94,522,981 1,545,135 18,095,361 
Susan Schnabel4,700,932,302 80,857,285 1,534,258 18,095,361 
Charles Stewart4,690,734,399 91,054,969 1,534,477 18,095,361 
Raymond Svider4,650,725,316 131,064,399 1,534,130 18,095,361 
Proposal 2: Approval of the Compensation of Executive Officers
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
4,638,072,510 142,858,350 2,392,985 18,095,361 
Proposal 3: Approval of the Amendment to the Amended and Restated Altice USA 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
4,663,816,982 117,194,380 2,312,483 18,095,361 
Proposal 4: Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
4,794,250,542 6,438,353 730,311 

    




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.

ALTICE USA, INC.
Dated: June 15, 2022By:/s/ Michael E. Olsen
Michael E. Olsen
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


    



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