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 11, 2012
SIERRA MONITOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 000-7441 | 95-2481914 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1991 Tarob Court
Milpitas, California 95035
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 262-6611
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders:
| 1. | Elected four directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
| 2. | Ratified the appointment of Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda & Williamson, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. |
Set forth below, with respect to each matter, are the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, applicable to each item.
Proposal 1: Election of directors:
| Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
| Gordon R. Arnold | 6,489,136 | 253,754 | 30 |
| C. Richard Kramlich | 6,742,890 | 0 | 30 |
| Jay T. Last, Ph.D | 6,742,890 | 0 | 30 |
| Robert C. Marshall | 6,742,890 | 0 | 30 |
All director nominees were duly elected.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda & Williamson, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
| 8,047,092 | 0 | 400 |
Proposal 2 was approved.
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.
| SIERRA MONITOR CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Gordon R. Arnold | ||
|
Gordon R. Arnold President | |||
Date: May 17, 2012