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): June 1, 2011
NANOSPHERE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-33775   36-4339870
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
4088 Commercial Avenue, Northbrook,
Illinois
   
60062
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 400-9000
Not Applicable
(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.
(a)   Nanosphere, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on June 1, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting.
(b)   The shareholders elected all seven nominees for director to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2012, as follows:
                         
    For     Withheld     Broker Non-Vote  
William P. Moffitt III
    22,406,579       151,457       4,368,664  
Mark Slezak
    22,173,642       384,394       4,368,664  
Jeffrey R. Crisan
    22,430,923       127,113       4,368,664  
André de Bruin
    22,419,122       138,914       4,368,664  
Chad A. Mirkin
    16,528,956       6,029,080       4,368,664  
Lorin J. Randall
    22,420,340       137,696       4,368,664  
Sheli Z. Rosenberg
    21,883,679       674,357       4,368,664  
By the following vote, the shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as such compensation was described under the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation” sections of the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2011:
             
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
22,390,717
  103,819   63,500   4,368,664
By the following vote, the shareholders recommended, on an advisory basis, an annual shareholder vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, as such compensation may be described under the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation” sections of the Company’s annual proxy statement each year:
                 
1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
21,320,507   265,847   814,631   157,050   4,368,665
By the following vote, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.
         
For   Against   Abstain
26,844,983   54,633   27,084

 

 


 

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.
         
  NANOSPHERE, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: June 3, 2011  By:   /s/ Roger Moody    
    Roger Moody   
    Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of
Finance & Administration, Treasurer,
Secretary