Cogent shareholders elect all 9 directors, ratify EY auditor, approve say-on-pay

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.

All nine director nominees elected with FOR votes ranging from 40.4M to 42.6M; broker non-votes of 2.28M shares.
Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2024 approved: 43.16M FOR, 1.96M AGAINST, 26K abstain.
Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed: 40.79M FOR, 1.75M AGAINST, 324K abstain; 2.28M broker non-votes.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2024-05-08 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-05-08

Exact text from the filing

Stockholders approved the third proposal, an advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. The vote on this third proposal was as follows: FOR: 40,789,535; AGAINST: 1,752,428; ABSTAIN: 324,389.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-08 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-05-08

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Under the first proposal, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, with the following voting results: Dave Schaeffer: FOR: 42,285,552 AGAINST: 538,071 ABSTAIN: 42,729 Marc Montagner: FOR: 41,653,813 AGAINST: 1,184,175 ABSTAIN: 28,364 D. Blake Bath: FOR: 40,415,370 AGAINST: 2,421,335 ABSTAIN: 29,647 Steven D. Brooks: FOR: 40,684,383 AGAINST: 2,152,968 ABSTAIN: 29,001 Paul de Sa: FOR: 42,271,598 AGAINST: 565,186 ABSTAIN: 29,568 Lewis H. Ferguson, III: FOR: 41,779,705 AGAINST: 1,057,521 ABSTAIN: 29,126 Eve Howard: FOR: 42,602,925 AGAINST: 233,752 ABSTAIN: 29,675 Deneen Howell: FOR: 42,267,908 AGAINST: 568,872 ABSTAIN: 29,572 Sheryl Kennedy: FOR: 41,894,866 AGAINST: 942,095 ABSTAIN: 29,391

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. shareholders approved Ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 at the 2024-05-08 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-05-08

Exact text from the filing

Stockholders approved the second proposal, ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The vote on this second proposal was as follows: FOR: 43,159,633; AGAINST: 1,960,437; ABSTAIN: 26,045.

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