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 23, 2011

 

 

NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

COMMISSION FILE: 000-31659

 

DELAWARE   86-0824673

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

9645 Scranton Road

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 812-3400

N/A

(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.

(a) On June 23, 2011, Novatel Wireless, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Stockholders Meeting.

(b) Russell Gerns and David A Werner were each re-elected to the Board of Directors for a three (3) year term expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In addition, the Company’s stockholders were asked:

 

   

To amend the Company’s 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2000 Employee Stock Plan”) to increase the number of shares issuable under the plan;

 

   

To amend the Company’s 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2009 Incentive Plan”) to increase the number of shares issuable under the plan;

 

   

To hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;

 

   

To hold an advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and

 

   

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.


Eligible Votes :

     32,049,484   

Voted Total :

     28,741,309   

Voted Total (%) :

     89.68   

Proxies Cast Total :

     99   

Vote Details

 

Proposal

   Vote type      Voted      Voted
(0/0)
     0/S
(0/0)
 

RUSSELL GERNS

     For         20,611,668         97.65         64.31   
     Withheld         495,202         2.35         1.55   
     Non Votes         7,634,439            23.82   
     Uncast         0         0.00         0.00   

DAVID A WERNER

     For         20,489,114         97.07         63.93   
     Withheld         617,756         2.93         1.93   
     Non Votes         7,634,439            23.82   
     Uncast         0         0.00         0.00   

2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN

     For         20,032,916         94.91         62.51   
     Against         1,070,346         5.07         3.34   
     Abstain         3,608         0.02         0.01   
     Non Votes         7,634,439            23.82   
     Uncast         0         0.00         0.00   

2009 INCENTIVE PLAN

     For         16,214,744         76.82         50.60   
     Against         4,885,679         23.15         15.24   
     Abstain         6,447         0.03         0.02   
     Non Votes         7,634,439            23.82   
     Uncast         0         0.00         0.00   

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

     For         16,144,429         76.49         50.38   
     Against         4,954,626         23.47         15.46   
     Abstain         7,815         0.04         0.02   
     Non Votes         7,634,439            23.82   
     Uncast         0         0.00         0.00   

FREQUENCY OF COMPENSATION

     1 Year         18,251,059         86.47         56.95   
     2 Years         82,003         0.39         0.26   
     3 Years         2,763,186         13.09         8.62   
     Abstain         10,622         0.05         0.03   
     Non Votes         7,634,439            23.82   
     Uncast         0         0.00         0.00   

AUDITORS

     For         27,983,678         97.36         87.32   
     Against         743,289         2.59         2.32   
     Abstain         14,342         0.05         0.04   
     Non Votes         0            0.00   
     Uncast         0         0.00         0.00   


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    Novatel Wireless, Inc.
Date: June 29, 2011     By:  

/s/ Catherine F. Ratcliffe

      Catherine F. Ratcliffe
      Senior Vice President of Business Affairs & General Counsel and Corporate Secretary