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 25, 2017 |
GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File Number: 001-34753 |
Delaware | 27-2053069 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
5964 La Place Court Carlsbad, California |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
760-448-4300 |
(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.
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (“GenMark”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 25, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a total of 44,628,818 shares of GenMark common stock, or approximately 95% of the shares entitled to vote, were represented in person or by valid proxies. A description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting is described in detail in GenMark’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2017. Set forth below are final voting results for the four proposals that were subject to a vote of GenMark’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
1. | For the proposal to elect two nominees for director to serve a three-year term expiring at GenMark’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the voting results were as follows: |
Name of Directors Elected | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Daryl J. Faulkner | 35,897,868 | 2,720,351 | 6,010,599 | ||||
James Fox, Ph.D. | 34,252,517 | 4,365,702 | 6,010,599 | ||||
The following individuals are continuing directors with terms expiring at GenMark’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Hany Massarany and Kevin C. O’Boyle.
The following individuals are continuing directors with terms expiring at GenMark’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Lisa M. Giles and Michael S. Kagnoff.
2. | For the proposal to ratify Ernst & Young LLP as GenMark’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, the voting results were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | ||
44,611,931 | 13,353 | 3,534 | ||
3. | For the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of GenMark’s named executive officers, the voting results were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
25,186,020 | 13,424,536 | 7,663 | 6,010,599 | |||
4. | For the proposal to indicate, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency with which GenMark should hold future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers, the voting results were as follows: |
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | |||
37,327,656 | 1,725 | 1,287,600 | 1,238 | |||
Based on these voting results, GenMark will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers every year until the next stockholder vote to indicate the preferred frequency with which GenMark should hold future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers, which will be no later than GenMark’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2023.
No other matters were presented for stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.
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.
May 31, 2017 | GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC. |
/s/ Eric Stier________________________________ | |
Eric Stier | |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |