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): May 5, 2010

ADTRAN, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   0-24612   63-0918200
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
901 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, Alabama
  35806-2807
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (256) 963-8000

 
 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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:

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
ADTRAN, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 5, 2010 (Annual Meeting). At the Annual Meeting, ADTRAN’s stockholders (i) elected the seven people listed below to serve as directors for a one year term expiring at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) approved the 2010 Directors Stock Plan; and, (iii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2010. The voting results for these proposals are presented in the tables below:
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
                         
                    Broker  
    For     Withheld     Non-Votes  
Thomas R. Stanton
    50,101,203       913,610       2,994,227  
H. Fenwick Huss
    50,894,404       120,409       2,994,227  
Ross K. Ireland
    50,897,554       117,259       2,994,227  
William L. Marks
    50,477,949       536,864       2,994,227  
James E. Matthews
    47,840,520       3,174,293       2,994,227  
Balan Nair
    50,859,339       155,474       2,994,227  
Roy J. Nichols
    50,477,924       536,889       2,994,227  
Proposal 2 — Approval of the ADTRAN, Inc. 2010 Directors Stock Plan
             
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
39,459,853
  11,518,949   36,011   2,994,227
Proposal 3 — Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2010
             
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
53,624,478   362,427   22,135  

 

 


 

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on May 28, 2010.
         
  ADTRAN, Inc.
(Registrant)

 
 
  By:   /s/ James E. Matthews    
    James E. Matthews   
    Senior Vice President -- Finance,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,
Secretary and Director