UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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)   August 27, 2013

 

Hudson Technologies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 

New York

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

1-13412

13-3641539

(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

PO Box 1541, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, New York

10965

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(845) 735-6000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 

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 Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hudson Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held on August 27, 2013, shareholders of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting: (i) elected the three individuals named below to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2015 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, an annual frequency of future advisory votes on resolutions approving named executive officer compensation; and (iv) ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

  

1. The votes cast by shareholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows:

 

  Votes Votes Broker
Director “For” Withheld Non-Votes
       
Vincent P. Abbatecola 15,174,241 538,289 5,991,732
       
Brian F. Coleman 15,267,486 445,044 5,991,732
       
Otto C. Morch 15,534,335 178,195 5,991,732

  

2. The votes cast by the shareholders with respect to the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

Votes “For” Votes “Against” Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
       
15,125,045 322,190 265,295 5,991,732

  

3. The votes cast by the shareholders with respect to the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on resolutions approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

Votes For Votes For Votes For    
“One Year” “Two Years” “Three Years” Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
         
15,266,766 191,645 44,029 210,090 5,991,732

 

 
 

  

4. The votes cast by shareholders with respect to the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

Votes “For” Votes “Against” Abstentions
     
21,535,891 46,177 122,194

 

There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

  HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
Date: August 28, 2013 By /S/ Stephen P. Mandracchia
    Name: Stephen P. Mandracchia
    Title: Vice President Legal & Regulatory Secretary