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): February 6, 2014
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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 Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Lyris, Inc. (the “Company”) held on February 6, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”), proxies representing 8,795,457 shares of Common Stock and 2,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company were present, representing 76% of the 11,568,613 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 III directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a three-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
| Nominee | Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||
| David Wang | 8,715,350 | 80,607 | 2,384,092 | |||
| William T. Comfort, III | 8,707,723 | 88,224 | 2,384,092 |
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company also ratified the appointment of Burr, Pilger & Mayer LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. The proposal received 11,092,106 votes for, 86,620 votes against, 1,956 abstentions, and no broker non-votes.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company also voted to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on a non-binding basis. The advisory vote received 8,702,949 votes for, 91,818 votes against, 1,190 abstentions and 2,384,092 broker non-votes.
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/ John Philpin | |
| Name: | John Philpin | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: February 6, 2014