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): July 12, 2012

Meade Instruments Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 451-1450

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

At the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held July 12, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of Meade Instruments Corp. (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) that, among other things, (i) increased the number of shares available for issuance by 115,000, (ii) extended the Plan for an additional three years, and (iii) increased the maximum number of shares that may be granted to an individual during any calendar year from 25,000 shares to 150,000 shares. The Board of Directors adopted the amendments on June 6, 2012, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.

The Meade Instruments Corp. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, reflecting such amendments, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Meade Instruments Corp. (the “Company”) was held on July 12, 2012. A total of 845,312 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing more than 68.73% of the Company’s shares outstanding as of the June 1, 2012 record date. The matters submitted for a vote and the related results are set forth below. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2012.

Proposal 1 – Election of six nominees to serve as directors until the next annual meeting and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The results of the votes received were as follows:

Proposal 2 – Approval of Amendments to the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan. The results of the votes received were as follows:

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Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants. The results of the votes received were as follows:

Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the six nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors and Proposals 2 and 3 were approved.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:

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.

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Index to Exhibits

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