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)
May 23, 2017
ECHELON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-37755 | 77-0203595 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
2901 Patrick Henry Drive
Santa Clara, California 95054
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 938-5200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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.
Echelon Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 23, 2017. Of the 4,437,461 shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 3,608,689 shares, representing approximately 81.32% of the total votes eligible to be cast, were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below:
Proposal 1: Election of one Class A director to serve for a term of three years:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Ronald A. Sege | 1,124,929 | 563,997 | 1,919,763 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the Class A director nominee was duly elected.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Armanino LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
3,424,027 | 174,183 | 10,479 | — |
Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of Armanino LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was duly ratified.
Proposal 3: The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
1,352,178 | 319,211 | 17,537 | 1,919,763 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal 4: The approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
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3 Years | 2 Years | 1 Year | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |
875,957 | 25,488 | 784,549 | 2,932 | 1,919,763 | |
Based on the votes set forth above, holding future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years was approved on an advisory basis.
The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will continue to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years.
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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.
ECHELON CORPORATION | |||
By: | /s/ C. Michael Marszewski | ||
C. Michael Marszewski Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: May 25, 2017
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