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 30, 2012
NANOSPHERE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33775 | 36-4339870 | ||||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| 4088 Commercial Avenue, Northbrook, Illinois | 60062 | |||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 400-9000
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.
| (a) | Nanosphere, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 30, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting. |
| (b) | The shareholders elected all six nominees for director to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2013, as follows: |
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||
| William P. Moffitt III |
29,273,576 | 185,783 | 9,497,256 | |||||||||
| Mark Slezak |
27,666,739 | 1,792,620 | 9,497,256 | |||||||||
| André de Bruin |
20,225,164 | 9,234,195 | 9,497,256 | |||||||||
| Chad A. Mirkin |
27,943,841 | 1,515,518 | 9,497,256 | |||||||||
| Lorin J. Randall |
28,898,982 | 560,377 | 9,497,256 | |||||||||
| William T. White III |
29,304,832 | 154,527 | 9,497,256 | |||||||||
By the following vote, the shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as such compensation was described under the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation” sections of the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2012:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 26,883,403 |
2,503,326 | 72,630 | 9,497,256 | |||||||||
By the following vote, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012.
| For |
Against | Abstain | ||||||
| 38,661,384 |
142,674 | 152,557 | ||||||
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.
| NANOSPHERE, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: June 1, 2012 | By: | /s/ Roger Moody | ||||
| Roger Moody Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance & Administration, Treasurer, Secretary | ||||||