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): May 22, 2012
ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-32743 | 22-3509099 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
7195 Oakport Street
Oakland, California 94621
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(510) 777-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 22, 2012, Zhone Technologies, Inc., or Zhone, held its 2012 annual meeting of stockholders. Of the 30,908,602 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, 24,542,723 shares, or 79.4%, were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. Two items of business were acted upon by stockholders at the annual meeting. The voting results are as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
Stockholders elected both of Zhone’s nominees as Class II Directors to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2016 annual meeting.
| Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Lawrence Briscoe |
12,279,411 | 347,559 | — | 11,915,753 | ||||||||||||
| C. Richard Kramlich |
12,276,020 | 350,950 | — | 11,915,753 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as Zhone’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
| Votes For | Votes Against |
Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| KPMG LLP |
24,325,846 | 74,488 | 142,389 | — | ||||||||||||
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: May 25, 2012 | Zhone Technologies, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Kirk Misaka | |||||
| Kirk Misaka | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||