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): December 9, 2011

HOKU CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
 
000-51458
 
99-0351487
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Of incorporation)
       
     
1288 Ala Moana Blvd, Suite 220
Honolulu, Hawaii
 
 
96814
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (808) 682-7800
 
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
 
Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
 
The annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Hoku Corporation (the “Company” or “we”) was held on December 9, 2011.  A total of 48,910,875 shares or 89% of the common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date was represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The proposals presented at the meeting are described in more detail in our proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2011. At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders (i) elected Scott Paul, Karl Stahlkopf, Ph.D., and (Adam) Yi Zheng, Ph.D. to serve as directors of the Company until the 2014 Annual Meeting; (ii) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm; (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iv) approved, on an advisory basis, that the frequency to hold the advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be every three years.

The following tables show the voting results of the Annual Meeting:

Proposal  1.                      Election of Directors.

 
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Scott Paul
37,527,484
291,591
11,091,800
Karl Stahlkopf, Ph.D.
37,657,459
161,616
11,091,800
(Adam) Yi Zheng, Ph.D.
37,581,845
237,230
11,091,800

Proposal 2.                      Ratification of Selection of KPMG LLP.

For
Against
Abstained
48,629,648
133,973
147,254

Proposal 3.                      Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
37,608,360
156,214
54,501
11,091,800

Proposal 4.                      Advisory Vote as to Frequency of the Advisory Stockholder Vote on Executive Compensation.

3 Years
2 Years
1 Year
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
36,339,718
678,485
761,101
39,771
11,091,800

 
 

 
 
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, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: December 12, 2011
     
 
Hoku Corporation
     
 
By:  
/s/ Scott Paul
 
Scott Paul
 
Chief Executive Officer