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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 17, 2022
LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Bermuda | | 001-38335 | | 98-1386359 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification #) |
Clarendon House,
2 Church Street,
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(303) 925-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbols | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Class A Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share | LILA | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| Class C Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share | LILAK | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 17, 2022, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Liberty Latin America Ltd. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to 10 directors and elected Roberta Jacobson to fill the new position as a Class III director of the Board, effective immediately, with a term expiring at the Company’s 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders.
In connection with her appointment, the Board granted restricted share units (“RSUs”) with a value of $125,000, which was calculated by prorating the amount of the annual RSU grant made to each of the Company’s nonemployee directors under the Liberty Latin America 2018 Nonemployee Director Incentive Plan (the “Director Plan”). The Director Plan is more fully described in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2022.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 17, 2022, the Company held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. At the Annual General Meeting, shareholders of the Company considered and acted upon three proposals:
1. To elect Miranda Curtis, Brendan Paddick and Daniel E. Sanchez to serve as Class II members of the Board until the 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders or their earlier resignation or removal.
2. To appoint KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, and to authorize the Board, acting by the audit committee, to determine the independent auditors remuneration (the “Auditors Appointment Proposal”).
3. To approve the Liberty Latin America Ltd. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP Proposal”).
The vote results detailed below represent the final results as certified by the Inspector of Elections. The number of votes cast for, as well as the number of votes cast against or withheld, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such proposal, are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of the Following Nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors:
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FOR | |
WITHHELD | | BROKER NON- VOTES | |
| Miranda Curtis | 37,150,567 | | 13,321,873 | | 5,130,578 | |
| Brendan Paddick | 39,152,649 | | 11,319,791 | | 5,130,578 | |
| Daniel E. Sanchez | 34,439,342 | | 16,033,098 | | 5,130,578 | |
Accordingly, the foregoing nominees were re-elected to the Company’s board of directors.
Proposal 2 - Approval of the Auditors Appointment Proposal:
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| FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTENTIONS | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 55,572,137 | | 22,546 | | 8,335 | | - |
Accordingly, the Auditors Appointment Proposal was approved.
Proposal 3 - Approval of the ESPP Proposal:
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| FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTENTIONS | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 47,036,807 | | 3,419,021 | | 16,612 | | 5,130,578 |
Accordingly, the ESPP Proposal was approved.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 17, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing Roberta Jacobson’s election to the Board.
The information contained in the Press Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | Exhibit Name |
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| 99.1 | |
| 101.SCH | XBRL Inline Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. |
| 101.CAL | XBRL Inline Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. |
| 101.DEF | XBRL Inline Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase. |
| 101.LAB | XBRL Inline Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. |
| 101.PRE | XBRL Inline Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File.* (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| | LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD. |
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| | By: | /s/ John M. Winter |
| | | John M. Winter |
| | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary |
Date: May 20, 2022
Exhibit 99.1
LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA APPOINTS ROBERTA JACOBSON TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Denver, Colorado – May 17, 2022: Liberty Latin America Ltd. (“Liberty Latin America” or “LLA”) (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) announced today the addition of Roberta Jacobson to its Board of Directors. Ambassador Jacobson will begin serving as a Director effective on May 17. Following the appointment of Ambassador Jacobson, the Board will be comprised of 10 directors.
Mike Fries, Executive Chairman of Liberty Latin America, said, “We are delighted to welcome Roberta as a new Board Director to Liberty Latin America. Roberta’s distinguished career as a civil servant and diplomat, combined with her extensive experience in Latin America and stellar reputation as a leader and collaborator, will be a tremendous addition to our Board. We look forward to her contributions as we focus on delivering value for all stakeholders, including our shareholders, employees, customers, and communities.”
Ambassador Jacobson was the first female U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and brings over 30 years of experience in the United States and Latin America to the Board. She has served in numerous leadership positions in Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State, including: Assistant Secretary; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; and Director, Office of Mexican Affairs.
Ambassador Jacobson holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy degree from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University. In addition, she is a member of the Mexico Institute Advisory Board, Woodrow Wilson Center; Council on Foreign Relations; Inter-American Dialogue, and currently a Board member of the Fulbright-Garcia Robles (COMEXUS) Scholarships. From 2007 to 2010, she was a Board member of the North American Development Bank/Border Environment Cooperation Commission.
ABOUT LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA
Liberty Latin America is a leading communications company operating in over 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean under the consumer brands VTR, Flow, Liberty, Más Móvil, BTC and Cabletica. The communications and entertainment services that we offer to our residential and business customers in the region include digital video, broadband internet, telephony and mobile services. Our business products and services include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions with customers ranging from small and medium enterprises to international companies and governmental agencies. In addition, Liberty Latin America operates a sub-sea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network that connects approximately 40 markets in the region.
Liberty Latin America has three separate classes of common shares, which are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbols "LILA" (Class A) and "LILAK" (Class C), and on the OTC link under the symbol "LILAB" (Class B).
For more information, please visit www.lla.com or contact:
Investor Relations: Media Relations:
Kunal Patel ir@lla.com Claudia Restrepo llacommunications@lla.com
