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
 
 
May 26, 2011 (May 25, 2011)
(Date of Report (date of earliest event reported))
 
 
Hughes Communications, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
001-33040
13-3871202
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employee
IdentificationNumber)
 
11717 Exploration Lane Germantown, Maryland 20876
(Address of principal executive office and Zip code
 
 
 (301) 428-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
N/A
(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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
(a)  
The Hughes Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 25, 2011.  Four proposals were submitted to stockholders, as described in the 2011 Proxy Statement, and were approved by stockholders at the meeting.
 
(b)  
The stockholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accountant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. In addition, in non-binding advisory votes, the stockholders approved the resolution related to the compensation of the Company's executive officers, or say on pay vote, and voted to have say on pay votes every three years in the future.  The proposals and results of the stockholder votes are as follows:
 
Proposal 1: Election of directors.
 
Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
Andrew D. Africk
 
16,784,189
 
1,338,915
O. Gene Gabbard
 
18,086,449
 
36,655
Pradman P. Kaul
 
17,062,837
 
1,060,267
Jeffrey A. Leddy
 
17,040,751
 
1,082,353
Lawrence Ruisi
 
18,086,553
 
36,551
Aaron J. Stone
 
16,784,072
 
1,339,032
Michael Weiner
 
18,086,510
 
36,594

 
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accountant of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
20,000,127
 
6,569
 
2,591

 
Proposal 3: Non-binding advisory vote on a resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s executive officers pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or “say on pay” vote.
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
17,286,020
 
52,231
 
784,853
 
1,886,183

 
Proposal 4: Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency with which say on pay votes should be held in the future.
 
1 Year
 
2 years
 
3 Years
 
Abstain
3,492,033
 
11,654
 
13,834,677
 
784,740

 
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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.
 
 
Hughes Communications, Inc.
       
Date: May 26, 2011
By:
/s/ Dean A. Manson
 
 
Name:
Dean A. Manson
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President,
 
   
General Counsel and Secretary
 

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