UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2017

 

 

Data I/O Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Washington

0-10394

91-0864123

 

 

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

6645 185th Ave. N.E., Suite 100, Redmond, WA 98052

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

 (425) 881-6444

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Items reported in this filing:

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

Item 7.01:  Regulation FD Disclosure

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

Annual Meeting of Shareholders Voting Results.

 

FIRST:                    The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Data I/O Corporation was convened at 10 a.m. Pacific, on May 18, 2017, at the Company’s headquarters, 6645 185th Ave NE, Suite 100, Redmond, Washington.

               

SECOND:              There were issued and outstanding on March 17, 2017, the record date, 8,048,516 shares of Common Stock.

 

THIRD:                  There were present at said meeting in person or by proxy, shareholders of the Corporation who were the holders of 7,574,266 (94.11%) shares of Common Stock entitled to vote, thereby constituting a quorum.

               

FOURTH:              The following nominees for election as Directors, to hold office for a term as defined in the proxy statement and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, received the number of votes set opposite their respective name:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Nominee

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-votes

Anthony Ambrose

4,309,254

 

295,494

 

2,969,418

Brian T. Crowley

4,300,668

 

304,080

 

2,969,418

Alan B. Howe

4,285,545

 

309,203

 

2,969,418

Douglas W. Brown

4,299,748

 

305,000

 

2,969,418

Mark J. Gallenberger

4,300,868

 

303,880

 

2,969,418

                                                                                         

The aforesaid nominees have been elected as Director. 

 

                FIFTH:                   The proposal to ratify the continued appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors, received the following votes:

 

                                                                                                                                            Percentage of For &

                                                                                                Votes                                Against on this Proposal

 

For                                                                                7,8535,834                                           99.63

Against                                                                                27,795                                              0.37


 
 

Abstain                                                                               10,637                                             --

 

The foregoing proposal has been approved.

 

                SIXTH:                   The Amendment to the Data I/O 2000 Stock Compensation Incentive Plan, received the following votes:

                                                                                                                                            Percentage of For &

                                                                                                Votes                                Against on this Proposal

 

For                                                                                  4,519,615                                             98.49

Against                                                                                69,333                                              1.51

Abstain                                                                               15,900                                             --

Broker non-votes:                                                    2,969,418

 

The foregoing proposal has been approved.

 

                SEVENTH:            The advisory vote (Say on Pay) approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, received the following votes:

                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                            Percentage of For &

                                                                                                Votes                                Against on this Proposal

 

For                                                                                  4,573,861                                            99.55

Against                                                                                20,865                                              0.45

Abstain                                                                               10,122                                             --

Broker non-votes:                                                    2,969,418

 

The foregoing proposal has been approved.

 

Item 7.01:  Regulation FD Disclosure

Investor Presentation

Data I/O has a new investor presentation.  The presentation is being posted on the Company’s website http://www.dataio.com on May 22, 2017 and can be found at the following web link:

http://www.dataio.com/en-us/Company/InvestorRelations/WebcastsandPresentations.aspx under the heading “Investor Presentations” with the title “May 22, 2017”

 


 
 

SIGNATURE

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.

                                                Data I/O Corporation

 

May 19, 2017                          By _/s/Joel S. Hatlen_________

                                                Joel S. Hatlen

                                                Vice President – Operations & Finance

                                                Chief Financial Officer

                                                Secretary and Treasurer