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): December 12, 2014
ClearOne, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah | 001-33660 | 87-0398877 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
5225 Wiley Post Way, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah | 84116 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(801) 975-7200
(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
On December 12, 2014, ClearOne, Inc. held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which ClearOne’s shareholders voted on the five proposals listed below. The final voting results with respect to each proposal are also set forth below. As of October 29, 2014, the record date for the meeting, there were 9,139,415 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.
1. | Election of Directors: All four directors were re-elected to serve a term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company. |
Nominee | Votes For | Votes withheld (1) | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Brad R. Baldwin | 3,666,396 | 1,879,402 | 1,396,768 | |||
Zeynep Hakimoglu | 3,675,001 | 1,870,797 | 1,396,768 | |||
Larry R. Hendricks | 3,671,555 | 1,874,243 | 1,396,768 | |||
Scott M. Huntsman | 3,670,303 | 1,875,495 | 1,396,768 | |||
2. | Ratification of the appointment of McGladrey, LLP as ClearOne’s independent public accountants: Our shareholders ratified the appointment of McGladrey, LLP as our independent public accountants. |
Votes for | Votes against (1) | Votes abstained | Broker Non-votes | |||
5,263,527 | 1,635,731 | 43,308 | 0 | |||
3. | Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers: Our shareholders approved the compensation of our named executive officers. |
Votes for | Votes against (1) | Votes abstained | Broker Non-votes | |||
3,566,153 | 1,922,796 | 56,849 | 1,396,768 | |||
4. | Amendment and restatement of 2007 Equity Incentive Plan: Our shareholders approved the amendment and restatement of our 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. |
Votes for | Votes against (1) | Votes abstained | Broker Non-votes | |||
3,439,674 | 2,076,572 | 29,552 | 1,396,768 | |||
5. | Approval the ClearOne, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Our shareholders approved the ClearOne, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
Votes for | Votes against (1) | Votes abstained | Broker Non-votes | |||
4,369,506 | 1,151,561 | 24,631 | 1,396,768 | |||
Note (1) : Votes withheld and votes against did not include 1,333,642 control shares held by a group which were excluded as being ineligible to vote pursuant to the provisions of Utah Control Shares Acquisitions Act approved by ClearOne shareholders on December 3, 2013.
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.
CLEARONE, INC. | ||
Date: December 18, 2014 | By: | /s/ Narsi Narayanan |
Narsi Narayanan | ||
Senior Vice President of Finance | ||