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CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.

  • 14Reported items
  • 206Asset managers
  • 2,798Fund votes
  • May 31, 2024Main meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 31, 2024: 10 items on CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 3, 2024: 8 elected · 1 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.

Meeting of January 31, 2024: 4 items on CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed February 1, 2024: 2 approved · 2 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.

These tallies are CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX. CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. reported 2 meetings in this season; each is tabulated separately below, with its own filing.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 31, 2024 (Form 8-K, filed June 3, 2024)
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Robert J. Currey 83,169,604---- 6,269,3348,071,795 93%Elected—
Elect Director: Andrew S. Frey 84,760,035---- 4,678,9038,071,795 95%Elected—
Elect Director: David G. Fuller 77,546,669---- 11,892,2698,071,795 87%Elected—
Elect Director: Thomas A. Gerke 78,614,076---- 10,824,8628,071,795 88%Elected—
Elect Director: Roger H. Moore 82,446,557---- 6,992,3818,071,795 92%Elected—
Elect Director: Maribeth S. Rahe 83,375,086---- 6,063,8528,071,795 93%Elected—
Elect Director: Marissa M. Solis 84,974,601---- 4,464,3378,071,795 95%Elected—
Elect Director: C. Robert Udell, Jr. 83,819,939---- 5,618,9998,071,795 94%Elected—
2. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024. With respect to the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's indep 95,132,259827,8251,550,649 ---- 99.1%Approveda majority of the shares present or represented
3. Advisory Vote on the Approval of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers 85,826,9681,602,1082,009,862 --8,071,795 98%Not verified—

Source: CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 3, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held January 31, 2024 (Form 8-K, filed February 1, 2024)
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
1. A proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement (the " Merger Agreement Proposal ") 97,475,5626,249,214157,536 ---- 94%Approveda majority of the shares outstanding
Threshold 2 54,991,8526,249,214157,536 ---- 90%Not verified—
2. A proposal to approve, by advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the consummation of the Merger (the " Advisory Compensation Proposal "); and 93,681,1088,402,2921,798,912 ---- 92%Not verified—
3. A proposal to approve any adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there were insufficient votes in favor of the Merger Agreement Proposal at the time of the Special Meeting (the " Adjournment Proposal ") 92,740,15810,760,666381,488 ---- 90%Approved—

Source: CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 1, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. 2023-2024 meetings

Each item below shows how the 206 asset managers that disclosed a CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Elect Director: Andrew S. Frey

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 31, 2024.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 84,760,035WITHHELD: 4,678,903
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal: Andrew S. Frey

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Andrew S. Frey”): 84,760,035 for, 4,678,903 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The number of votes cast for each nominee named in the Company's proxy statement as a director, as well as the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows: Each nominee, having received a plurality of the votes cast, was elected.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 55 asset managers below reported 26,020,489 for, 6,098 withheld, 11,814 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 26,020,489WITHHOLD: 6,098UNKNOWN: 11,814
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholde” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,048,9630 00For
Vanguard5,172,9860 00For
Dimensional3,211,9900 00For
Charles Schwab2,373,2960 00For
Fidelity2,321,2970 00For
State Street1,219,4990 02,158For
Invesco1,156,7810 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC299,0000 00For
Jackson National203,0190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle201,6690 00For
Equitable200,5980 00For
TIAA188,1510 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC145,1640 00For
JPMorgan117,6330 00For
BNY Mellon108,7500 00For
American Century95,3550 00For
AltShares Trust92,6920 00For
Principal85,2780 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent64,5110 00For
Empower59,4510 00For
Nushares ETF Trust49,0950 00For
Northern Trust48,4620 00For
Allianz48,0290 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds39,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: C. Robert Udell, Jr.

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 31, 2024.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 83,819,939WITHHELD: 5,618,999
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal: C. Robert Udell, Jr.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: C. Robert Udell, Jr.”): 83,819,939 for, 5,618,999 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The number of votes cast for each nominee named in the Company's proxy statement as a director, as well as the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows: Each nominee, having received a plurality of the votes cast, was elected.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 55 asset managers below reported 26,019,515 for, 7,072 withheld, 11,814 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 26,019,515WITHHOLD: 7,072UNKNOWN: 11,814
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholde” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,048,9630 00For
Vanguard5,172,9860 00For
Dimensional3,211,9900 00For
Charles Schwab2,373,2960 00For
Fidelity2,321,2970 00For
State Street1,218,5250 03,132For
Invesco1,156,7810 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC299,0000 00For
Jackson National203,0190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle201,6690 00For
Equitable200,5980 00For
TIAA188,1510 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC145,1640 00For
JPMorgan117,6330 00For
BNY Mellon108,7500 00For
American Century95,3550 00For
AltShares Trust92,6920 00For
Principal85,2780 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent64,5110 00For
Empower59,4510 00For
Nushares ETF Trust49,0950 00For
Northern Trust48,4620 00For
Allianz48,0290 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds39,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: David G. Fuller

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 31, 2024.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

87% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 87%
FOR: 77,546,669WITHHELD: 11,892,269
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal: David G. Fuller

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David G. Fuller”): 77,546,669 for, 11,892,269 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The number of votes cast for each nominee named in the Company's proxy statement as a director, as well as the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows: Each nominee, having received a plurality of the votes cast, was elected.”
Support: 87% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 55 asset managers below reported 23,321,822 for, 2,704,765 withheld, 11,814 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 23,321,822WITHHOLD: 2,704,765UNKNOWN: 11,814
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholde” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,048,9630 00For
Vanguard5,172,9860 00For
Dimensional3,211,9900 00For
Charles Schwab00 02,373,296Withhold
Fidelity2,321,2970 00For
State Street1,217,6810 03,976For
Invesco1,156,7810 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 0299,000Withhold
Jackson National203,0190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle201,6690 00For
Equitable200,5980 00For
TIAA188,1510 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC145,1640 00For
JPMorgan117,6330 00For
BNY Mellon108,7500 00For
American Century95,3550 00For
AltShares Trust92,6920 00For
Principal85,2780 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent64,5110 00For
Empower59,4510 00For
Nushares ETF Trust49,0950 00For
Northern Trust48,4620 00For
Allianz48,0290 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds39,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Maribeth S. Rahe

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 31, 2024.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%
FOR: 83,375,086WITHHELD: 6,063,852
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal: Maribeth S. Rahe

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Maribeth S. Rahe”): 83,375,086 for, 6,063,852 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The number of votes cast for each nominee named in the Company's proxy statement as a director, as well as the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows: Each nominee, having received a plurality of the votes cast, was elected.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 55 asset managers below reported 26,023,455 for, 3,132 withheld, 11,814 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 26,023,455WITHHOLD: 3,132UNKNOWN: 11,814
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholde” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,048,9630 00For
Vanguard5,172,9860 00For
Dimensional3,211,9900 00For
Charles Schwab2,373,2960 00For
Fidelity2,321,2970 00For
State Street1,218,5250 03,132For
Invesco1,156,7810 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC299,0000 00For
Jackson National203,0190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle201,6690 00For
Equitable200,5980 00For
TIAA188,1510 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC145,1640 00For
JPMorgan117,6330 00For
BNY Mellon108,7500 00For
American Century95,3550 00For
AltShares Trust92,6920 00For
Principal85,2780 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent64,5110 00For
Empower59,4510 00For
Nushares ETF Trust49,0950 00For
Northern Trust48,4620 00For
Allianz48,0290 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds39,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Marissa M. Solis

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 31, 2024.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 84,974,601WITHHELD: 4,464,337
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal: Marissa M. Solis

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marissa M. Solis”): 84,974,601 for, 4,464,337 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The number of votes cast for each nominee named in the Company's proxy statement as a director, as well as the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows: Each nominee, having received a plurality of the votes cast, was elected.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 55 asset managers below reported 26,024,429 for, 2,158 withheld, 11,814 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 26,024,429WITHHOLD: 2,158UNKNOWN: 11,814
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholde” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,048,9630 00For
Vanguard5,172,9860 00For
Dimensional3,211,9900 00For
Charles Schwab2,373,2960 00For
Fidelity2,321,2970 00For
State Street1,219,4990 02,158For
Invesco1,156,7810 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC299,0000 00For
Jackson National203,0190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle201,6690 00For
Equitable200,5980 00For
TIAA188,1510 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC145,1640 00For
JPMorgan117,6330 00For
BNY Mellon108,7500 00For
American Century95,3550 00For
AltShares Trust92,6920 00For
Principal85,2780 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent64,5110 00For
Empower59,4510 00For
Nushares ETF Trust49,0950 00For
Northern Trust48,4620 00For
Allianz48,0290 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds39,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Robert J. Currey

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 31, 2024.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%
FOR: 83,169,604WITHHELD: 6,269,334
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal: Robert J. Currey

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert J. Currey”): 83,169,604 for, 6,269,334 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The number of votes cast for each nominee named in the Company's proxy statement as a director, as well as the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows: Each nominee, having received a plurality of the votes cast, was elected.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 55 asset managers below reported 25,937,968 for, 88,619 withheld, 11,814 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 25,937,968WITHHOLD: 88,619UNKNOWN: 11,814
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholde” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,048,9630 00For
Vanguard5,172,9860 00For
Dimensional3,211,9900 00For
Charles Schwab2,373,2960 00For
Fidelity2,321,2970 00For
State Street1,218,5250 03,132For
Invesco1,156,7810 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC299,0000 00For
Jackson National203,0190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle201,6690 00For
Equitable200,5980 00For
TIAA188,1510 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC145,1640 00For
JPMorgan117,6330 00For
BNY Mellon108,7500 00For
American Century95,3550 00For
AltShares Trust92,6920 00For
Principal85,2780 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent64,5110 00For
Empower00 059,451Withhold
Nushares ETF Trust49,0950 00For
Northern Trust48,4620 00For
Allianz48,0290 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds39,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Roger H. Moore

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 31, 2024.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%
FOR: 82,446,557WITHHELD: 6,992,381
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal: Roger H. Moore

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Roger H. Moore”): 82,446,557 for, 6,992,381 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The number of votes cast for each nominee named in the Company's proxy statement as a director, as well as the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows: Each nominee, having received a plurality of the votes cast, was elected.”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 55 asset managers below reported 25,714,467 for, 312,120 withheld, 11,814 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 25,714,467WITHHOLD: 312,120UNKNOWN: 11,814
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholde” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,048,9630 00For
Vanguard5,172,9860 00For
Dimensional3,211,9900 00For
Charles Schwab2,373,2960 00For
Fidelity2,321,2970 00For
State Street1,216,7070 04,950For
Invesco1,156,7810 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 0299,000Withhold
Jackson National203,0190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle201,6690 00For
Equitable200,5980 00For
TIAA188,1510 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC145,1640 00For
JPMorgan117,6330 00For
BNY Mellon108,7500 00For
American Century95,3550 00For
AltShares Trust92,6920 00For
Principal85,2780 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent64,5110 00For
Empower59,4510 00For
Nushares ETF Trust49,0950 00For
Northern Trust48,4620 00For
Allianz48,0290 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds39,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

8. Elect Director: Thomas A. Gerke

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 31, 2024.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

88% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 88%
FOR: 78,614,076WITHHELD: 10,824,862
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal: Thomas A. Gerke

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas A. Gerke”): 78,614,076 for, 10,824,862 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The number of votes cast for each nominee named in the Company's proxy statement as a director, as well as the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows: Each nominee, having received a plurality of the votes cast, was elected.”
Support: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 55 asset managers below reported 24,174,427 for, 1,852,160 withheld, 11,814 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 24,174,427WITHHOLD: 1,852,160UNKNOWN: 11,814
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect the eight directors named in our Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholde” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,048,9630 00For
Vanguard5,172,9860 00For
Dimensional3,211,9900 00For
Charles Schwab2,373,2960 00For
Fidelity2,321,2970 00For
State Street22,0690 01,199,588Withhold
Invesco1,156,7810 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 0299,000Withhold
Jackson National203,0190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 0201,669Withhold
Equitable200,5980 00For
TIAA188,1510 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC145,1640 00For
JPMorgan117,6330 00For
BNY Mellon108,7500 00For
American Century95,3550 00For
AltShares Trust92,6920 00For
Principal85,2780 00For
Lincoln Financial16,9750 062,155Mixed
Thrivent64,5110 00For
Empower00 059,451Withhold
Nushares ETF Trust49,0950 00For
Northern Trust48,4620 00For
Allianz48,0290 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds39,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

9. 1. A proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement (the " Merger Agreement Proposal ")

Official resultEXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONSReported outcome: Approved

Meeting held January 31, 2024.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 97,475,562AGAINST: 6,249,214
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 58 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 15, 2023 (the ''merger agreement''), by and among Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (the ''Company''), Condor Holdings LLC (''Parent'') and Condor Merger Sub Inc. (''Merger Sub''), pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the ''merger''), with the Company surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and the other transactions contemplated thereby.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“1. A proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement (the " Merger Agreement Proposal ")”): 97,475,562 for, 6,249,214 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 1, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the three proposals was approved by the requisite vote of the Company's stockholders.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a majority of the shares outstanding (“majority of the voting power”).

The 58 asset managers below reported 26,399,030 for, 73,921 abstained, 3,749 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 26,399,030ABSTAIN: 73,921UNKNOWN: 3,749
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 15, 2023 (the ''merger agreement''), by a” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,553,2270 00For
Vanguard5,150,2060 00For
Dimensional3,237,5970 00For
Charles Schwab2,350,0200 00For
Fidelity1,998,8760 00For
State Street1,176,4510 00For
Invesco933,4660 00For
EA Series Trust376,8730 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC299,0000 00For
TIAA247,5210 00For
Jackson National219,5030 00For
Columbia Threadneedle218,0860 00For
Equitable135,7230 73,9210Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC133,7320 00For
BNY Mellon123,2540 00For
AltShares Trust117,8450 00For
JPMorgan107,6100 00For
Principal89,5370 00For
Prudential/PGIM80,4900 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent67,8960 00For
American Century62,9770 00For
Northern Trust60,5490 00For
Allianz52,2400 00For
Nushares ETF Trust45,7780 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

10. TO APPROVE ONE OR MORE ADJOURNMENTS OF THE SPECIAL MEETING IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE SPECIAL…

No official matchCORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Meeting held January 31, 2024.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: description as filed, votes by 56 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE ONE OR MORE ADJOURNMENTS OF THE SPECIAL MEETING IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE SPECIAL MEETING TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE MERGER AGREEMENT.

The 56 asset managers below reported 23,429,489 for, 2,968,544 against, 73,921 abstained, 3,749 unknown. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 23,429,489AGAINST: 2,968,544ABSTAIN: 73,921UNKNOWN: 3,749
Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE ONE OR MORE ADJOURNMENTS OF THE SPECIAL MEETING IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE ” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,553,2270 00For
Vanguard5,150,2060 00For
Dimensional3,237,5970 00For
Charles Schwab2,350,0200 00For
Fidelity314,6761,684,200 00Mixed
State Street1,0591,175,392 00Against
Invesco933,4660 00For
EA Series Trust376,8730 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC299,0000 00For
TIAA247,5210 00For
Jackson National219,5030 00For
Columbia Threadneedle218,0860 00For
Equitable135,7230 73,9210Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC133,7320 00For
BNY Mellon123,2540 00For
AltShares Trust117,8450 00For
JPMorgan107,6100 00For
Principal89,5370 00For
Prudential/PGIM80,4900 00For
Lincoln Financial16,97562,155 00Mixed
Thrivent67,8960 00For
American Century62,9770 00For
Northern Trust60,5490 00For
Allianz52,2400 00For
Nushares ETF Trust45,7780 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 56 asset managers. See all 56 in the interactive database.

11. 2. A proposal to approve, by advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the…

Outcome not verifiedFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Meeting held January 31, 2024.

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%
FOR: 93,681,108AGAINST: 8,402,292
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 181 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE, BY A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE, CERTAIN COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. A proposal to approve, by advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the consummation of the Merger (the " Adviso”): 93,681,108 for, 8,402,292 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 1, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 56 asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE, BY A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE, CERTAIN COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTI” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,553,2270 00For
Vanguard5,150,2060 00For
Dimensional3,237,5970 00For
Charles Schwab2,350,0200 00For
Fidelity1,998,8760 00For
State Street1,176,4510 00For
Invesco933,4660 00For
EA Series Trust376,8730 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC299,0000 00For
TIAA247,5210 00For
Jackson National219,5030 00For
Columbia Threadneedle218,0860 00For
Equitable209,6440 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC133,7320 00For
BNY Mellon123,2540 00For
AltShares Trust117,8450 00For
JPMorgan107,6100 00For
Principal89,5370 00For
Prudential/PGIM80,4900 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent67,8960 00For
American Century62,9770 00For
Northern Trust60,5490 00For
Allianz52,2400 00For
Nushares ETF Trust45,7780 00For

Fund voting reports, all 56 managers: 26,437,753 for, 4,137 against, 30,064 abstained, 3,749 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 141 asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE, BY A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE, CERTAIN COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTI” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
State Street2,747,1940 00For
Charles Schwab2,416,8000 00For
BlackRock2,229,2260 00For
Magnetar Financial LLC2,067,6600 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,769,2640 00For
Renaissance1,530,7250 00For
Millennium00 1,426,9970Abstain
Capital Group1,194,3933,871 00For
Invesco955,1890 00For
DE Shaw781,9730 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp733,7480 00For
Dimensional474,0020 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS398,6250 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC393,7940 00For
Olympiad Research LP344,5280 00For
Nuveen295,6220 00For
PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC288,8680 00For
MARTIN & CO INC /TN/287,6430 00For
Goldman Sachs243,0470 00For
Fidelity242,0440 00For
Citadel230,1060 00For
Rhumbline196,4810 00For
BNY Mellon180,2970 00For
Northern Trust177,4350 00For
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD166,3940 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 141 managers: 22,555,161 for, 242,510 against, 2,492 withheld, 1,457,748 abstained, 2,165 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

12. 3. Advisory Vote on the Approval of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers

Outcome not verifiedFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Meeting held May 31, 2024.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 85,826,968AGAINST: 1,602,108
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 181 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To conduct an advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers (say-on-pay vote); and

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory Vote on the Approval of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers”): 85,826,968 for, 1,602,108 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 58 asset managers voting on “To conduct an advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers (say-on-pay vo” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,048,9630 00For
Vanguard5,172,9860 00For
Dimensional3,211,9900 00For
Charles Schwab2,373,2960 00For
Fidelity2,321,2970 00For
State Street1,221,6570 00For
Invesco1,156,7810 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC299,0000 00For
Jackson National203,0190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle201,6690 00For
Equitable200,5980 00For
TIAA188,1510 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC145,1640 00For
JPMorgan117,6330 00For
BNY Mellon108,7500 00For
American Century95,3550 00For
AltShares Trust92,6920 00For
Principal85,2780 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent64,5110 00For
Empower59,4510 00For
Nushares ETF Trust49,0950 00For
Northern Trust48,4620 00For
Allianz48,0290 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds39,1890 00For

Fund voting reports, all 58 managers: 26,052,380 for, 11,814 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 145 asset managers voting on “To conduct an advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers (say-on-pay vo” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.39,426,4110 00For
State Street2,766,1140 00For
Charles Schwab2,456,2840 00For
BlackRock2,221,3120 00For
HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1,911,0670 00For
Magnetar Financial LLC1,853,3730 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,759,7760 00For
Renaissance1,693,6400 00For
Wildcat Capital Management, LLC00 1,494,4470Abstain
Invesco1,181,7220 00For
Northern Trust735,3310 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp646,4600 00For
Fidelity597,9660 00For
Dimensional496,3940 00For
DE Shaw468,3820 00For
Goldman Sachs430,0650 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC387,2720 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS386,4930 00For
Yakira Capital Management, Inc.00 301,4170Abstain
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC299,0000 00For
MARTIN & CO INC /TN/291,1040 00For
Nuveen239,5690 00For
Olympiad Research LP230,9470 00For
Rhumbline196,4810 00For
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD166,3940 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 145 managers: 63,135,493 for, 239,220 against, 2,492 withheld, 1,796,551 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

13. Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes

No official matchFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held January 31, 2024.

100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 2 asset managers

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Empower59,4510 00For

Fund voting reports, all 1 managers: 59,451 for.

Institutional-manager reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
JPMorgan161,9600 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 161,960 for.

14. 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Meeting held May 31, 2024.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%
FOR: 95,132,259AGAINST: 827,825
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 59 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024;

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024. With respect to the ratification of the appointment of ”): 95,132,259 for, 827,825 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 2, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of more than a majority of the votes present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote on the matter at the Annual Meeting, was adopted.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a majority of the shares present or represented (“majority of the votes present”).

The 59 asset managers below reported 26,020,827 for, 40,393 against, 11,814 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 26,020,827AGAINST: 40,393UNKNOWN: 11,814
Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fi” at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock8,048,9630 00For
Vanguard5,172,9860 00For
Dimensional3,211,9900 00For
Charles Schwab2,373,2960 00For
Fidelity2,321,2970 00For
State Street1,220,683974 00For
Invesco1,156,7810 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC299,0000 00For
Jackson National203,0190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle201,6690 00For
Equitable200,5980 00For
TIAA188,1510 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC145,1640 00For
JPMorgan117,6330 00For
BNY Mellon108,7500 00For
American Century95,3550 00For
AltShares Trust92,6920 00For
Principal85,2780 00For
Lincoln Financial79,1300 00For
Thrivent64,5110 00For
Empower59,4510 00For
Nushares ETF Trust49,0950 00For
Northern Trust48,4620 00For
Allianz48,0290 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds039,189 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

Largest CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported.

Fund voting reports: top CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager Shares voted
1BlackRock 8,048,963
2Vanguard 5,172,986
3Dimensional 3,211,990
4Charles Schwab 2,373,296
5Fidelity 2,321,297
6State Street 1,221,657
7Invesco 1,156,781
8BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC 299,000
9Jackson National 203,019
10Columbia Threadneedle 201,669
Institutional-manager reports: top CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To conduct an advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager Shares voted
1Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. 39,426,411
2State Street 2,766,114
3Charles Schwab 2,456,284
4BlackRock 2,221,312
5HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1,911,067
6Magnetar Financial LLC 1,853,373
7GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1,759,776
8Renaissance 1,693,640
9Wildcat Capital Management, LLC 1,494,447
10Invesco 1,181,722

Shown as share counts, not percentages: no shares-outstanding figure has been matched to CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. for the 2023-2024 season, so there is no denominator to divide by.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.'s 2 shareholder meetings in the 2023-2024 proxy season (held January 31, 2024 and May 31, 2024), 206 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,798 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 14 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item of the season, voted at the meeting held January 31, 2024 — TO APPROVE, BY A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE, CERTAIN COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE… — FOR was 92% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2024.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 (this page).

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