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):
May 9, 2012
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-15477 | 95-2390133 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
5271 Viewridge Court, Suite 100
San Diego, California 92123
(Addresses of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(858) 503-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (“Annual Meeting”) was held on May 9, 2012. At the meeting, stockholders elected two Class I directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
The two directors elected at the meeting were Jose L. Cortes and Roger Howsmon. The votes cast for the two elected directors were as follows:
| NAME |
Votes For | % Voted For | ||||||
| Jose L. Cortes |
20,369,698 | 99.04 | % | |||||
| Roger Howsmon |
20,318,709 | 98.79 | % | |||||
The second matter voted on by the stockholders of Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (“Maxwell”) was the ratification of the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen LLP as Maxwell’s independent auditors for the 2012 fiscal year. The votes cast were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain | ||
| 24,031,011 |
262,632 | 112,280 |
The third matter voted on by the stockholders of Maxwell was an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the executive officers of Maxwell. The resolution was approved with approximately 95.68% of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting voting in favor of the advisory resolution. The votes cast were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes | |||
| 19,679,513 |
300,048 | 588,321 | 3,838,041 |
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.
| MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: /s/ Kevin S. Royal | ||
| Kevin S. Royal | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ||
Date: May 14, 2012