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): August 3, 2011

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

Colorado

1-10869

84-0579156

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

4120 Specialty Place
Longmont, Colorado 80504
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(303) 682-4900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 of UQM Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") was held on August 3, 2011. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors of the Company until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, (ii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, (iii) approved, by advisory vote, the compensation for named executives, (iv) approved, by advisory vote, the frequency of future advisory votes on compensation for named executives for one year.

The Company had 36,290,287 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 6, 2011, the record date for the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, holders of a total of 30,863,693 shares of Common Stock were present in person or represented by proxy. The following sets forth information regarding the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1 The stockholders elected each of the seven nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term. The voting results were as follows:


Name

Shares
Voted "For"

Shares
Withheld

Broker
Non-Votes

William G. Rankin

10,901,151

   554,933

19,407,609

Eric R. Ridenour

10,963,888

   492,196

19,407,609

Donald A. French

10,707,838

   748,246

19,407,609

Stephen J. Roy

10,963,942

   492,142

19,407,609

Jerome H. Granrud

 9,976,314

1,479,770

19,407,609

Donald W. Vanlandingham

10,951,992

   504,092

19,407,609

Joseph P. Sellinger

10,959,848

   496,236

19,407,609

 

Proposal 2 The stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. The voting results were as follows:

Shares
Voted "For"

Shares
Voted "Against"

Shares
Voted "Abstain"

29,949,293

491,864

422,536

 

Proposal 3 The stockholders approved the compensation of our named executives on an advisory basis. The voting results were as follows:

Shares
Voted "For"

Shares
Voted "Against"

Shares
Voted "Abstain"

Broker
Non-Votes

10,563,375

633,551

259,158

19,407,609

 

Proposal 4 The stockholders approved a frequency of future advisory votes on compensation for our named executives of one year on an advisory basis. The voting results were as follows:

1 Yr.

2 Yr.

3 Yr.

Shares
Voted "Abstain"

Broker
Non-Votes

10,027,803

273,853

848,115

306,313

19,407,609

 

 

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.

 

UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Dated: August 4, 2011

By: /s/DONALD A. FRENCH

Donald A. French

Treasurer, Secretary and Chief

Financial Officer