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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 13, 2010

Frontier Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-11001
06-0619596
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut
06905
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(203) 614-5600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

_________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Frontier Communications Corporation held its 2010 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders on May 13, 2010 (the “Meeting”).  The number of shares of common stock present at the Meeting was 258,093,874 or 82.4% of the shares of common stock outstanding on March 17, 2010, the record date for the Meeting.  At the Meeting, the following items were submitted to a vote of shareholders.
 
(1)           Election of directors.  All nominees were elected pursuant to the following votes:
 
 
Number of Votes*
Director
FOR
WITHHELD
Leroy T. Barnes, Jr.
153,594,258
3,861,073
Peter C.B. Bynoe
151,403,471
6,051,860
Jeri B. Finard
151,727,287
5,728,044
Lawton W. Fitt
151,332,098
6,123,233
William Kraus
153,139,888
4,315,443
Howard L. Schrott
153,602,053
3,853,278
Larraine D. Segil
153,510,634
3,944,697
David H. Ward
153,128,994
4,326,337
Myron A. Wick III
151,341,248
6,114,083
Mary Agnes Wilderotter
148,809,742
8,645,589
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*  Does not include 100,638,543 broker non-votes.

(2)           Management advisory proposal on executive compensation.  The matter was approved with the following vote:
 
 
Number of votes FOR
199,692,152
Number of votes AGAINST
54,528,449
Number of votes ABSTAINING
  3,873,273
 
 
 
(3)           Stockholder proposal related to retention of executive equity compensation.  The matter was defeated with the following vote:
 
Number of votes FOR
46,024,926
Number of votes AGAINST
107,057,232
Number of votes ABSTAINING
4,373,173
Number of BROKER NON-VOTES
100,638,543
 
(4)           Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.  The matter was approved with the following vote:
 
Number of votes FOR
249,570,290
Number of votes AGAINST
6,735,109
Number of votes ABSTAINING
1,788,475
 
 
 
 
 
Item 8.01
Other Events
 
The information set forth in the press release issued by Frontier Communications Corporation on May 13, 2010, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)           Exhibits
 
 
99.1
Press Release of Frontier Communications Corporation released on May 13, 2010.
 

 

 
 
 

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.
 


 
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
   
Date:  May 14, 2010
By:/s/ Robert J. Larson
 
Robert J. Larson
 
Senior Vice President and
 
Chief Accounting Officer