8-K

RIGNET, INC.

Date: May 8, 2019

/s/ Brad Eastman

Brad Eastman

Senior Vice President & General Counsel

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): April 29, 2019

RigNet, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-35003	76-0677208
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

15115 Park Row Blvd, Suite 300 Houston, Texas		77084-4947
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(281) 674-0100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share	RNET	NASDAQ

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of RigNet, Inc. (the “Company”), was held on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The proposals submitted to the stockholders are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2019. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company:

Item 1. Elected all nine director nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected:


NOMINEE	FOR	AGAINST	WITHHELD	BROKER NON-VOTE
James H. Browning	16,307,806	101,614	1,512	1,140,458
Mattia Caprioli	16,262,084	147,681	1,167	1,140,458
Kevin Mulloy	16,340,798	68,962	1,172	1,140,458
Kevin J. O’Hara	16,266,792	142,973	1,167	1,140,458
Keith Olsen	16,267,629	141,787	1,516	1,140,458
Brent K. Whittington	16,344,589	64,831	1,512	1,140,458
Ditlef de Vibe	16,300,384	109,032	1,516	1,140,458
Steven E. Pickett	16,333,745	75,886	1,301	1,140,458
Gail Smith	16,321,739	87,682	1,511	1,140,458

Item 2. Ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019:


FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
17,490,946	58,656	1,788

Item 3. Approved the RigNet, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan


FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTE
14,344,660	2,060,135	6,137	1,140,458

Item 4. Approved, as an advisory vote, the compensation of named executive officers:


FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTE
16,320,456	88,314	2,162	1,140,458

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.