OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Embarq Corporation(NYSE: EQ) announced the results of voting today at the company's secondannual shareholders' meeting in Overland Park, Kan.
Approximately 91 percent of the company's outstanding shares eligible tovote were represented in this year's proxy voting. The five managementproposals presented to shareholders, including the election of directors, wereapproved.
Shareholders re-elected the company's nine directors to one-year terms.The directors are: Peter C. Brown, Steven A. Davis, Richard A. Gephardt,Thomas A. Gerke, John P. Mullen, William A. Owens, Dinesh C. Paliwal,Stephanie M. Shern and Laurie A. Siegel.
In other voting, shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP asEmbarq's independent registered public accounting firm and approvedperformance- and equity-based compensation related matters, including theequity incentive and employee stock purchase plans.
A shareholder proposal seeking to require an advisory vote on executivecompensation did not receive the approval of a majority of shares voted and,therefore, did not pass. The Board of Directors will continue to monitordevelopments in this area.
About EMBARQ
Embarq Corporation (NYSE: EQ), headquartered in Overland Park, Kan.,offers a complete suite of communications services. The company hasapproximately 18,000 employees and operates in 18 states. EMBARQ is includedin the S&P 500 and is in the Fortune 500(R) list of America's largestcorporations.
For consumers, EMBARQ offers an innovative portfolio of services thatincludes reliable local and long distance home phone service, high-speedInternet, wireless, and satellite TV from DISH Network(R) -- all on onemonthly bill.
For businesses, EMBARQ has a comprehensive range of flexible andintegrated services designed to help businesses of all sizes be moreproductive and communicate with their customers. This service portfolioincludes local voice and data services, long distance, Business Class HighSpeed Internet, wireless, satellite TV from DIRECTV(R), enhanced data networkservices, voice and data communication equipment and managed network services.For more information, visit embarq.com.
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