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): March 15, 2012

 

 

BIOANALYTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Indiana   0-23357   35-1345024
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

2701 KENT AVENUE

WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA

 

 

47906-1382

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (765) 463-4527

 

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

 

 

On March 15, 2012, Bioanalytical Systems Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders at its corporate offices located at 2701 Kent Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906.

 

The directors listed below were elected to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2015 and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. In addition, the proposal to increase the number of common shares available under the 2008 Stock Option Plan by 900,000 shares to a total of 1,400,000 shares was not ratified by the shareholders. Further, the shareholders ratified the selection of Crowe Horwath, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2012. A total of 4,806,407 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.

 

The vote on the election of three directors to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2015 or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified was as follows:

 

   Votes Cast 
   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Vote 
             
John B. Landis, Ph.D   1,012,915    981,928    2,811,564 
David L. Omachinski   1,051,233    943,610    2,811,564 
Anthony S. Chilton, Ph.D   1,274,834    720,009    2,811,564 

 

The vote on the proposal to increase the number of common shares available under the 2008 Stock Option Plan by 900,000 shares to a total of 1,400,000 shares was as follows:

 

Votes Cast
For   Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Vote 
                
969,565   1,017,345    7,933    2,811,564 

 

 

The vote on the ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath, LLP as our independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2012 was as follows:

 

Votes Cast
For   Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Vote 
                
4,434,645   135,303    236,459    0 

  

 

 

 

 
 

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.

 

 

  Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.
   
 Date: March 16, 2012 By:  /s/ Michael R. Cox
    Michael R. Cox
Vice President, Finance and Administration,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer