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): June 12, 2012
Gevo, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35073 | 87-0747704 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
345 Inverness Drive South, Building C, Suite 310, Englewood, CO 80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 858-8358
N/A
(Former Name, or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 June 12, 2012, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 26,758,924 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 22,575,191 shares were represented in person or by proxy. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter acted upon by the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each such proposal. These proposals are set out in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2012.
| 1. | The stockholders considered a proposal to elect each of Messrs. Carlos A. Cabrera and Stacy J. Smith to serve as Class II members of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”). The nominees for election to serve as Class II members of the Board of Directors were elected, each to serve for a three-year term, based upon the following votes: |
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Carlos A. Cabrera |
20,852,043 | — | 255,334 | 3,467,814 | ||||||||||||
| Stacy J. Smith |
20,841,611 | — | 265,766 | 3,467,814 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | The stockholders considered a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. This proposal was approved based upon the following votes: |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
||||||
| 24,475,520 |
21,916 | 77,755 |
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.
Gevo, Inc.
| By: | /s/ Mark Smith | |
| Mark Smith Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 14, 2012