WARWICK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 3, 2007 -- Warwick Valley Telephone Company (
Matters voted on at the meeting and the results of each vote are as follows:
Votes Votes For Against Abstain Proposal I To fix the number of Directors at nine until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 3,560,084 791,883 163,678 Withhold Votes For Authority Proposal II To elect three Class II directors of the Company and to elect one director to fill the remaining term of the Class III directorship formerly held by Corinna S. Lewis: Class II Jeffrey D. Alario 3,578,393 937,252 Wisner H. Buckbee 3,443,711 1,071,934 Douglas J. Mello 3,469,355 1,046,290 Class III Thomas H. Gray 3,569,061 946,584 Votes Votes For Against Abstain Proposal III To approve the selection of WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. as the Company's independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2007. 4,248,638 223,048 43,958 Proposal IV Shareholder proposal urging that the quarterly dividend to shareholders be significantly increased. 1,107,260 2,641,949 151,065 Proposal IV Shareholder proposal urging that an auction be held to sell the Company. 1,164,698 2,668,445 67,131At the Company's Annual Organizational Meeting, held on the day of the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors elected the following persons to the positions set forth opposite their names:
Wisner H. Buckbee Chairman of the Board Robert J. DeValentino Vice Chairman of the Board Thomas H. Gray Interim President & Chief Executive Officer Duane W. Albro President & Chief Executive Officer (effective May 1, 2007) Kenneth H. Volz Interim Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer Zigmund C. Nowicki, Jr. Corporate Secretary Dorinda M. Masker Assistant Corporate SecretaryAlso, at the Company's Annual Organizational Meeting, the following committee assignments were approved:
Governance & Nominating Committee Joseph J. Morrow - Chair Robert J. DeValentino Douglas J. Mello Audit Committee Jeffrey D. Alario - Chair Wisner H. Buckbee Kelly C. Bloss Philip S. Demarest Compensation Committee Robert J. DeValentino - Chair Douglas J. Mello Joseph J. Morrow
Contact Information: Contact: Warwick Valley Telephone Company Duane W. Albro President & CEO (845) 986-5677