Iridium Shareholders Approve Equity Incentive Plan Amendment and Officer Liability Update
Iridium Communications Inc. announced that its shareholders approved key corporate governance and compensation proposals during its annual meeting. Among the resolutions passed was an amendment to the company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing the total number of shares authorized for issuance to 38,097,991. This includes new shares and shares that may become available from previously granted awards under the 2012 plan.
In addition, shareholders approved an amendment to the company’s certificate of incorporation to limit the monetary liability of certain officers under specific circumstances, as permitted by Delaware law.
All ten nominated directors were elected to serve one-year terms. Shareholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of named executive officers and ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent auditor for the current fiscal year.
The board of directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.14 per share, payable to shareholders of record as of June 13, with payment scheduled for June 30.