UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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)
September 8, 2011
FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34180 | 77-0513190 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
7000 Shoreline Court, Suite 100
South San Francisco, California 94080
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 266-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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. |
Fluidigm Corporation (“Fluidigm”) held its 2011 annual meeting of stockholders on September 8, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 19,992,765 shares of Fluidigm’s common stock outstanding as of July 25, 2011, 14,490,338 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, constituting 72.47% of the outstanding shares of common stock. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the votes cast with respect to each such matter are set forth below.
| 1. | Election of Class I Directors by the holders of common stock. The following nominees were elected by the holders of common stock to serve as Class I directors, each to hold office until Fluidigm’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or his earlier resignation or removal: |
| Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Evan Jones |
14,236,108 | 12,325 | 241,905 | |||
| Patrick S. Jones |
14,235,605 | 12,828 | 241,905 |
| 2. | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. On an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2010 as disclosed in our proxy statement was approved by our stockholders: |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 14,201,785 |
37,451 | 9,197 | 241,905 |
| 3. | Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Stockholder Vote on Executive Compensation. On an advisory basis, the stockholders indicated their preference that an advisory vote on executive compensation occur annually: |
| One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 12,044,324 |
159,097 | 2,011,549 | 33,463 | 241,905 |
Based on the approval of one year as the frequency of an advisory vote on the compensation of Fluidigm’s named executive officers, the Company’s board of directors has determined that it will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of Fluidigm’s named executive officers annually until the next required vote on the frequency of such an advisory vote.
| 4. | Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Fluidigm’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, was ratified based on the following results of voting: |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 14,486,180 |
3,500 | 658 | N/A |
SIGNATURE
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.
| FLUIDIGM CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ William M. Smith | |
| William M. Smith | ||
| Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel | ||
Date: September 12, 2011