Uniti Group stockholders approve 16,750,000-share increase to incentive plan
At its virtual annual meeting on May 21, 2026, Uniti Group stockholders elected all nine director nominees, approved a 16,750,000-share increase to the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for 2026. The filing also discloses that director Johannes Weber has a consulting arrangement with Elliott Investment Management, under which his pay is tied to Elliott's returns on its Uniti investment.
Key points
- Plan increase approved with 166,790,041 votes for and 3,448,249 against, plus 225,560 abstentions
- All nine director nominees elected; Joseph Natale, Carmen Perez-Carlton and Harold Zeitz each received more than 169.9 million votes for
- Board will hold advisory say-on-pay votes annually, following 169,336,131 stockholder votes for an every-year frequency
- Weber's consulting pay from Elliott equals 0.45% of Elliott's realized returns, or 0.90% if the company completes a strategic transaction, subject to conditions
The filing
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