SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): February 8, 2013
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Lyris, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 333-82154 | 01-0579490 |
(State or other | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
jurisdiction of incorporation) | Identification Number) | |
6401 Hollis St., Suite 125 | ||
Emeryville, CA | 94608 | |
(Address of principal | (Zip code) | |
executive offices) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 768-2929
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 SecurityHolders.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Lyris, Inc. (the Company) held on February 7, 2013 (the Annual Meeting), proxies representing 6,109,083 shares of Common Stock and 2,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company were present, representing 69% of the 11,554,858 total common and preferred shares authorized to vote. The table below presents the voting results from the Annual Meeting with respect to the election of two (2) Class II directors to serve on the Companys Board of Directors for a three-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Nominee | Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||
Roy Camblin | 8,004,408 | 104,675 | 2,919,964 | |||
Christopher Harrington | 8,004,534 | 104,549 | 2,919,964 |
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company also ratified the appointment of Burr, Pilger & Mayer LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. The proposal received 10,900,988 votes for, 119,127 votes against and 8,932 abstentions.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company also voted to approve the compensation of the Companys named executive officers on a non-binding basis. The advisory vote received 8,073,780 votes for, 25,941 votes against, 9,632 abstentions and 2,919,964 broker non-votes.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company also voted to recommend an annual vote as the frequency of the non-binding vote on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers. An annual vote received 8,084,803 votes , a vote every two years received 1,404 votes, a vote every three years received 13,712 votes and there were 9,164 abstentions.
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.
Lyris, Inc | |||
By: | /s/ Wolfgang Maasberg | ||
Name: | Wolfgang Maasberg | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: February 8, 2013