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)  September 7, 2012

 

Retractable Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

 

001-16465

 

75-2599762

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

511 Lobo Lane, Little Elm, Texas

 

75068-0009

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (972) 294-1010

 

None

(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):

 

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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Retractable Technologies, Inc. was held on September 7, 2012.  Abstentions are considered present for purposes of calculating the vote but are not considered to have been voted in favor of the matters voted upon, and broker non-votes are not considered present for purposes of calculating the votes.

 

The final voting results are as follows:

 

Proposal: The Election of Four Class 2 Directors

 

All Directors nominated by the Board of Directors were elected.

 

 

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes

CLASS 2 DIRECTORS

 

 

 

Thomas J. Shaw

13,208,869

56,211

0

Douglas W. Cowan

12,991,869

273,211

0

Clarence Zierhut

13,005,051

260,029

0

Walter O. Bigby, Jr.

13,228,439

36,641

0

 

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:  September 11, 2012

RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

                         (Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

BY: 

/s/ Thomas J. Shaw                                                     

 

 

THOMAS J. SHAW

 

 

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER