Comtech Telecommunications Corp 8-K, filed Dec 30, 2021
Comtech Telecommunications Corp (CMTL)
8-K
2021-12-30
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About this 8-K
Comtech Telecommunications Corp filed this 8-K on December 30, 2021, reporting on events of December 28, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 5.03: Charter or bylaw amendment, or fiscal year change
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 5.03 Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As described in more detail under Item 5.07 of this Form 8-K, at the Fiscal 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (the “Company”), stockholders approved two amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”): (i) to eliminate the supermajority voting requirement for amending or repealing Article V of the Charter, and (ii) to phase out the classified Board of Directors. The material terms of the Amendments are summarized under the headings “Proposal No. 4a” and “Proposal No. 4b” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2021 (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”).
The Amendments became effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to the Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 28, 2021. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On December 28, 2021, the Company reconvened its Annual Meeting that was convened and adjourned on December 17, 2021.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the proposals set forth below, each of which is more fully described in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. Also set forth below are the voting results as provided by First Coast Results, Inc., the independent inspector of election for the Annual Meeting (the “Inspector of Election”). The results were consistent with the recommendations of the Company's Board of Directors in each case.
On October 19, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), there were 30,428,557 votes underlying the issued and outstanding shares of common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of shares of common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock representing an aggregate of 26,672,133 votes, or 87.7% of the voting power underlying the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the Record Date, constituting a quorum.
Proposal No. 1 - Election of Two Directors.
All nominees for election to the Board of Directors of the Company listed in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting were elected as follows:
Nominee | For | Withhold | ||||||
Judy Chambers | 21,574,708 or 99.4%* | 131,440 | ||||||
Lawrence J. Waldman | 21,600,198 or 99.5%* | 105,950 | ||||||
*Reflects percentage of total shares represented in person or by proxy that voted for directors.
Proposal No. 2 - Approval (On an Advisory Basis) of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers.
The advisory vote on the compensation of Named Executive Officers of the Company was approved at the Annual Meeting by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
23,087,798 or 89.2% | 2,803,648 | 780,677 | ||||||
Proposal No. 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The non-binding ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022 was approved at the Annual Meeting by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
25,683,976 or 96.4% | 952,576 | 35,581 | ||||||
Proposal No. 4a - Approval of an Amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Phase Out the Classified Board of Directors and Add Certain Changes.
The amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the classification of the Board of Directors and add certain changes was approved at the Annual Meeting by the following votes:
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26,531,542 or 99.6% | 102,296 | 38,293 | ||||||
Proposal No. 4b - Approval of an Amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Eliminate the Supermajority Voting Requirement for Amending or Repealing Article V of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
The amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the supermajority voting requirement for amending or repealing Article V was approved at the Annual Meeting by the following votes:
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26,511,107 or 99.5% | 125,187 | 35,836 | ||||||
(c) On December 16, 2021, the Company entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with Outerbridge Partners, LP and certain of its affiliates, the terms of which are described in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2021 (the “Cooperation Agreement Form 8-K”). The information required by Item 5.07(c) of Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference to the disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 of the Cooperation Agreement Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Dated: December 30, 2021
By: /s/ Michael A. Bondi
Name: Michael A. Bondi
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Name: Michael A. Bondi
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:
1. The name of the corporation is Comtech Telecommunications Corp. The name under which it was originally incorporated was Comtech Merger Corporation. The date of filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was December 30, 1986. The date of the filing of its Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was September 6, 2006.
2. The Corporation hereby amends its Restated Certificate of Incorporation as follows:
Article FIFTH of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, relating to the board of directors of the Corporation, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and, as so amended and restated, shall read as follows:
FIFTH: The number of directors which shall constitute the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be not less than three (subject to the rights of holders of a series of shares of Preferred Stock to elect one or more directors pursuant to any provisions contained in any certificate of designation creating such series of Preferred Stock), the exact number to be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by a majority of the entire Board. Prior to the Corporation’s fiscal 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, each to be as nearly equal in number as possible. Any director elected prior to the Corporation’s fiscal 2022 annual meeting of stockholders will serve for a three-year term expiring on the date of the third annual meeting of stockholders following the annual meeting of stockholders at which that director was elected. Each director elected at the Corporation’s fiscal 2022 annual meeting of stockholders will be elected for a term expiring at the 2023 annual
Exhibit 3.1
meeting of stockholders. Each director elected at the Corporation’s fiscal 2023 annual meeting of stockholders will be elected for a term expiring at the fiscal 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. At the Corporation’s fiscal 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and at each annual meeting of stockholders thereafter, all directors will be elected for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders. Each director shall hold office until the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders at which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or the earlier of his or her death, resignation or removal. In the event of any change in the authorized number of directors prior to the Corporation’s fiscal 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, such change shall be apportioned by the Board of Directors among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors comprising each class as nearly equal as possible, provided that no decrease in the number of directors shall affect the term of any director then in office. Any director elected by the holders of a series of Preferred Stock will be elected for the term set forth in the applicable certificate of designation creating such series of Preferred Stock. Subject to the rights of holders of a series of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to any provisions contained in any certificate of designation creating such series of Preferred Stock, (a) in case of any increase in the number of directors or any vacancy in any class or classes, the additional directorships or vacancies may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, and any director so elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders, and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified, and (b) any or all of the directors may be removed for or without cause by the stockholders, by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class; provided, however, if a director’s term was scheduled at the time of its commencement to extend beyond the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, such director may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of record of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
3. The amendment effected hereby has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Exhibit 3.1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment has been executed by the undersigned as of the 28th day of December, 2021, who affirms that the statements made herein are true under the penalties of perjury.
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.
By: /s/ Nancy Stallone
Name: Nancy Stallone
Title: Secretary