Loral Space & Communications 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):   May 22, 2012

Loral Space & Communications Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-14180 87-0748324
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
600 Third Avenue, New York, New York   10016
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (212) 697-1105

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.

We held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 22, 2012. At the meeting, the following proposals were acted upon:

(1) Two Class III nominees for the Board of Directors were elected to three-year terms, expiring in 2015. The votes were as follows:

                                         
                                                  Name   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes        
             
                              Dr. Mark H. Rachesky
     13,140,212       1,585,247       3,377,529                          
       
                              Mr. Hal Goldstein
     5,013,906       9,711,556       3,377,529          

Directors whose terms of office continued after the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and who were not subject to election at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are Arthur L. Simon and John P. Stenbit whose terms expire in 2013 and John D. Harkey, Jr. and Michael B. Targoff whose terms expire in 2014.

(2) Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011. The votes were as follows:

                 
For
     17,915,348                                                    
Against
     43,840          
Abstain
     143,803          

(3) Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The votes were as follows:

                 
For
     14,064,733                                                    
Against
     49,278          
Abstain
     611,451          
Broker Non-Votes
     3,377,529                                                   

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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.

         
    Loral Space & Communications Inc.
          
May 23, 2012   By:   Avi Katz
       
        Name: Avi Katz
        Title: Senor Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary