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): November 20, 2012

 

 

EMULEX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-31353   51-0300558
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

3333 Susan Street

Costa Mesa, California 92626

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 662-5600

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e)    At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Emulex Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Emulex” or the “Company”) held on November 20, 2012, the Company’s stockholders, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors (i) ratified and approved Emulex’s amended and restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) which, among other things, increased the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 1,500,000, and (ii) ratified and approved Emulex’s amended and restated Stock Award Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “Director Plan” formerly known as the 1997 Stock Award Plan for Non-Employee Directors) which, among other things, increased the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 500,000.

A brief summary of the Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, was included as part of Proposal No. 2 contained on pages 18-27 of the Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein. The information regarding the Equity Incentive Plan contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

A brief summary of the Director Plan, as amended, was included as part of Proposal No. 3 contained on pages 28-32 of the Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein. The information regarding the Director Plan contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Director Plan, as amended, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

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

(a)    The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on November 20, 2012.

(b)    At the 2012 Annual Meeting the stockholders of the Company (i) elected each of the nine director nominees proposed by the Board of Directors of the Company, (ii) approved and ratified the amended and restated Equity Incentive Plan (as described above), (iii) approved and ratified the amended and restated Director Plan (as described above), (iv) ratified and approved an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation, and (v) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2013. The results of each vote are summarized below.

Proposal No. 1—Election of Directors.

 

Director Nominee Name   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker  Non-Votes
Michael P. Downey   65,249,416   550,047   13,203,825
Bruce C. Edwards   64,902,988   896,475   13,203,825
Paul F. Folino   64,917,033   882,430   13,203,825
Robert H. Goon   65,189,097   610,366   13,203,825
Beatriz V. Infante   65,079,212   720,251   13,203,825
Don M. Lyle   64,953,248   846,215   13,203,825
James M. McCluney   65,213,879   585,584   13,203,825
Nersi Nazari   65,289,425   510,038   13,203,825
Dean A. Yoost   65,349,529   449,934   13,203,825


Proposal No. 2—Ratify and Approve the Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan to, Among Other Things, Increase the Number of Shares Reserved for Issuance Thereunder by 1,500,000 Shares.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain   Broker  Non-Votes

58,169,937

  7,590,306   39,220   13,203,825

Proposal No. 3—Ratify and Approve the Amended and Restated Stock Award Plan for Non-Employee Directors to, Among Other Things, Increase the Number of Shares Reserved for Issuance Thereunder by 500,000 Shares.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain   Broker  Non-Votes

55,954,145

  9,807,255   38,063   13,203,825

Proposal No. 4—Ratify and Approve an Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain   Broker  Non-Votes

63,881,537

  1,262,502   655,424   13,203,825

Proposal No. 5—Ratify the Selection of KPMG LLP as Emulex’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal 2013.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain   Broker  Non-Votes

78,087,267

  861,164   54,857  

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Emulex Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2012 with respect to the 2012 Annual Meeting of stockholders)
10.2    Emulex Corporation 1997 Stock Award Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2012 with respect to the 2012 Annual Meeting of stockholders)

 

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 20, 2012

EMULEX CORPORATION
By:   /s/ MICHAEL J. ROCKENBACH
 

Michael J. Rockenbach

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Emulex Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2012 with respect to the 2012 Annual Meeting of stockholders)
10.2    Emulex Corporation 1997 Stock Award Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2012 with respect to the 2012 Annual Meeting of stockholders)