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): 02/24/2011

 

 

OYO GEOSPACE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-13601

 

DE   76-0447780

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

7007 Pinemont Drive, Houston, TX 77040

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(713) 986-4444

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of OYO Geospace Corporation (the “Company”) was held on February 24, 2011 in Houston, Texas. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following four proposals and cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1:

Thomas L. Davis, Ph. D. and Richard C. White were elected as directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2014. The voting details are as follows:

 

     For      Withheld Authority      Broker Non-Vote  

Thomas L. Davis, Ph. D.

     4,359,325         454,017         911,722   

Richard C. White

     4,445,408         367,934         911,722   

Proposal 2:

Proposal 2 was a proposal to ratify the appointment by the audit committee of the board of directors of UHY, LLP, independent public accountants, as auditors for the year ending September 30, 2011. This proposal was approved and the voting details are as follows:

 

        For    Against      Abstain  
5,720,504      1,295         3,265   

Proposal 3:

Proposal 3 was a proposal to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation, as described in the proxy materials. This proposal was approved and the voting details are as follows:

 

        For    Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Vote  
4,526,750      58,065         228,527         911,722   

Proposal 4:

Proposal 4 was a proposal to hold an advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation, as described in the proxy materials. The frequency of “1 Year” received the highest number of votes and the voting details are as follows:

 

      1 Year    2 Years      3 Years      Abstain      Broker Non-Vote  
4,292,634      13,010         284,936         222,762         911,722   


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.

 

  OYO GEOSPACE CORPORATION
Date: March 01, 2011  
  By:  

/s/ Thomas T. McEntire

   

    Thomas T. McEntire

    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary