Current Report


 
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 31, 2012
 
Comcast Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
Pennsylvania
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
001-32871
 
27-0000798
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
One Comcast Center
Philadelphia, PA
 
19103-2838
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 286-1700
 
 
(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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
(a)            At our annual meeting of shareholders held on May 31, 2012, our shareholders approved, or did not approve, the following proposals.
 
(b)           The following proposals are described in detail in Comcast Corporation’s definitive proxy statement dated April 20, 2012.  The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below.
 
(1)
All of the director nominees named in the Proxy Statement were elected to serve as directors for one-year terms.
 
Director
 
For
 
    Withheld
 
  Broker Non-Votes
Kenneth J. Bacon
 
331,834,491
 
26,817,171
 
19,468,481
Sheldon M. Bonovitz
 
354,579,747
 
4,071,915
 
19,468,481
Joseph J. Collins
 
287,218,934
 
71,432,728
 
19,468,481
J. Michael Cook
 
355,157,944
 
3,493,718
 
19,468,481
Gerald L. Hassell
 
287,183,211
 
71,468,451
 
19,468,481
Jeffrey A. Honickman
 
352,317,221
 
6,334,441
 
19,468,481
Eduardo G. Mestre
 
355,378,325
 
3,273,337
 
19,468,481
Brian L. Roberts
 
350,205,771
 
8,445,891
 
19,468,481
Ralph J. Roberts
 
354,814,630
 
3,837,032
 
19,468,481
Johnathan A. Rodgers
 
357,712,632
 
939,030
 
19,468,481
Dr. Judith Rodin
 
 
280,652,134
 
77,999,528
 
19,468,481
 
(2)
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the 2012 fiscal year was ratified.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
374,808,772
 
2,694,358
 
617,013
 
N/A
 
(3)
The Comcast Corporation 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated, was approved.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
355,400,146
 
2,624,916
 
626,600
 
19,468,481
 
(4)
The Comcast-NBCUniversal 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated, was approved.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
355,345,242
 
2,669,521
 
636,899
 
19,468,481
 
(5)
The shareholder proposal to provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors was not approved.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
100,484,995
 
257,276,326
 
890,341
 
19,468,481
 
(6)
The shareholder proposal to require that the Chairman of the Board be an independent director was not approved.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
75,327,817
 
282,661,349
 
662,496
 
19,468,481
 
(7)
The shareholder proposal to adopt a share retention policy for senior executives was not approved.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
39,817,492
 
317,902,164
 
932,006
 
19,468,481
 
(8)
The shareholder proposal to make poison pills subject to a shareholder vote was approved.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
186,504,511
 
171,414,885
 
732,266
 
19,468,481
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
   
COMCAST CORPORATION
 
 
Date:
June 1, 2012
 
By:
/s/ Arthur R. Block
       
Arthur R. Block
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary