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): May 14, 2014

ADTRAN, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
					
Delaware	 	0-24612	 	63-0918200	
(State of Incorporation)	 	(Commission file number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
(Identification Number)	
901 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, Alabama 35806-2807
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(256) 963-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.	
ADTRAN, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 14, 2014 (Annual Meeting). At the Annual Meeting, ADTRAN’s stockholders (i) elected the six people listed below to serve as directors for a one year term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified (Proposal 1); (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation policies of ADTRAN as well as the compensation of the named executive officers (Proposal 2); and, (iii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2014 (Proposal 3). The voting results for these proposals are presented in the tables below:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

 	  	For	 	  	Withheld	 	  	Broker
Non-Votes	 	
Thomas R. Stanton	  	 	50,660,784	  	  	 	862,294	  	  	 	2,681,157	  	
H. Fenwick Huss	  	 	51,248,968	  	  	 	274,110	  	  	 	2,681,157	  	
William L. Marks	  	 	51,216,163	  	  	 	306,915	  	  	 	2,681,157	  	
James E. Matthews	  	 	47,479,674	  	  	 	4,043,404	  	  	 	2,681,157	  	
Balan Nair	  	 	51,172,722	  	  	 	350,356	  	  	 	2,681,157	  	
Roy J. Nichols	  	 	51,224,955	  	  	 	298,123	  	  	 	2,681,157	  	
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

For	 	Against	 	Abstain	 	Broker Non-
Votes	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
51,258,249	 	165,174	 	99,655	 	2,681,157	 		 		 		 		 		 		
Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2014

For	 	Against	 	Abstain	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
53,730,673	 	391,152	 	82,410	 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on May 15, 2014.

ADTRAN, Inc.
(Registrant)	
		
By:	 	/s/ James E. Matthews	
	 	James E. Matthews
Senior Vice President – Finance,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,
Secretary and Director
(Principal Accounting Officer)