UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported):November 28, 2011
Finisar Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-27999 | 94-3038428 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
1389 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(408) 548-1000
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On November 28, 2011, Finisar Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the annual meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders, with the voting results set forth below.
1.The Company’s stockholders elected the following two persons to serve as Class III directors, to hold office for three-year terms:
Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Eitan Gertel | 62,618,797 | 2,359,521 | 15,073,830 | |||
Thomas E. Pardun | 60,749,472 | 4,228,846 | 15,073,830 | |||
2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2012:
Votes For: | 78,022,102 | ||
Votes Against: | 1,987,697 | ||
Abstain: | 42,349 | ||
Broker Non-Votes: | 0 | ||
3. The Company’s stockholders approved a non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the annual meeting:
Votes For: | 62,257,054 | ||
Votes Against: | 1,760,955 | ||
Abstain: | 960,309 | ||
Broker Non-Votes: | 15,073,830 | ||
4. The Company’s stockholders indicated by a non-binding advisory vote their preference regarding the frequency of future advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation:
One Year: | 57,181,471 | ||
Two Years: | 1,653,932 | ||
Three Years: | 5,034,741 | ||
Abstain: | 1,108,174 | ||
Broker Non-Votes: | 15,073,830 | ||
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.
Date: December 2, 2011
Finisar Corporation
By: /s/ Christopher E. Brown
Christopher E. Brown
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary