---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-022281"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OPTU"
cik: "0001702780"
company_name: "Optimum Communications, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T00:21:03.337695+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Altice USA shareholders elect all nine director nominees, ratify KPMG as auditor

## Summary
- All nine director nominees (Fonseca, P. Drahi, D. Drahi, Goei, Mullen, Okhuijsen, Schnabel, Stewart, Svider) elected with >4.65B votes each.
- KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor with 4.78B votes for, 6.6M against, 225k abstentions.
- Annual meeting held June 14, 2023; no other matters voted on.
- Broker non-votes for each director were 20,284,376 shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-022281
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OPTU
- cik: 0001702780
- company_name: Optimum Communications, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000162828023022281/0001628280-23-022281-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000162828023022281/atus-20230614.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Optimum Communications, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-06-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-14
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Alexandre Fonseca 4,699,618,934 71,041,620 216,432 20,284,376 Patrick Drahi 4,683,157,030 87,505,556 214,400 20,284,376 David Drahi 4,681,911,219 88,748,571 217,196 20,284,376 Dexter Goei 4,682,049,965 88,412,085 414,936 20,284,376 Mark Mullen 4,667,882,647 102,781,364 212,975 20,284,376 Dennis Okhuijsen 4,680,426,782 90,231,491 218,713 20,284,376 Susan Schnabel 4,690,462,467 80,196,282 218,237 20,284,376 Charles Stewart 4,656,854,313 113,688,559 334,114 20,284,376 Raymond Svider 4,659,578,268 111,069,619 229,099 20,284,376
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000162828023022281/0001628280-23-022281-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Optimum Communications, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-06-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-14
  source text: Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 4,784,317,717 6,617,982 225,663 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000162828023022281/0001628280-23-022281-index.htm

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