Comcast Director Nominees Elected, Company-Sponsored Proposals Adopted at 2005 Annual Meeting
Company's Board of Directors Now Two-Thirds Independent with Election of Joseph Collins and Edward Breen
PHILADELPHIA, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) today announced preliminary results from the Company's 2005 annual meeting of shareholders in which all board nominees were elected, all company-sponsored proposals were adopted, and all shareholder proposals were defeated. With the addition of Joseph Collins and Edward Breen to Comcast's Board of Directors, the Company now has eight independent directors on its twelve-member board. The meeting was held this morning at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
Comcast Proposals:
Comcast Proposal One: Election of Directors.
- Brian L. Roberts received approximately 98.0% support of the votes cast.
- Ralph J. Roberts received approximately 98.4% support of the votes cast.
- S. Decker Anstrom received approximately 93.4% support of the votes cast.
- Kenneth J. Bacon received approximately 91.3% support of the votes cast.
- Sheldon M. Bonovitz received approximately 96.9% support of the votes cast.
- Edward D. Breen received approximately 98.5% support of the votes cast.
- Julian A. Brodsky received approximately 98.5% support of the votes cast.
- Joseph L. Castle, II received approximately 89.9% support of the votes cast.
- Joseph J. Collins received approximately 98.2% support of the votes cast.
- J. Michael Cook received approximately 98.5% support of the votes cast.
- Dr. Judith Rodin received approximately 96.3% support of the votes cast.
- Michael I. Sovern received approximately 96.8% support of the votes cast.
Comcast Proposal Two: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditors. This proposal passed with approximately 99.0% of the votes cast.
Comcast Proposal Three: Approval of the 2002 Restricted Stock Plan, as Amended and Restated. This proposal passed with approximately 96.9% of the votes cast.
Shareholder Proposals:
Shareholder Proposal Four: To Disclose Political Contributions. This proposal was defeated by approximately 96.2% of the votes cast.
Shareholder Proposal Five: To Require That The Chairman of the Board Not Have Managerial Responsibilities. This proposal was defeated by approximately 83.3% of the votes cast.
Shareholder Proposal Six: To Eliminate the Shareholder Rights Plan. This proposal was defeated by approximately 57.2% of the votes cast.
Shareholder Proposal Seven: To Adopt a Recapitalization Plan. This proposal was defeated by approximately 65.9% of the votes cast.
About Comcast:
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 21.5 million cable customers, 7.4 million high-speed Internet customers, and 1.2 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.
The Company's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, Outdoor Life Network, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and four regional Comcast SportsNets. The Company also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia. Comcast Class A common stock and Class A Special common stock trade on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbols CMCSA and CMCSK, respectively.
SOURCE Comcast Corporation