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): June 14, 2018
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ENERGY RECOVERY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
 
001-34112
 
01-0616867
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
1717 Doolittle Drive, San Leandro, California 94577
(Address if Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
510-483-7370
(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

Energy Recovery, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 14, 2018, at the Company’s offices in San Leandro, California to (i) elect two members of the Board of Directors, (ii) ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; and (iii) approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

As of April 20, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 53,651,381 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 53,651,381 shares of common stock, or approximately 100%, were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.

The final results for the proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:

Proposal 1 - Election of Class I Directors. The stockholders elected two Class I Directors of the Company’s Board of Directors to serve for a three-year term until the 2021 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal. The following table shows the results of the stockholders’ vote:
Nominee for Class I Director
Votes For
(% of votes cast)
 
Withheld
(% of votes cast)
 
Broker
(Non-Votes)
Olav Fjell
28,586,209

 
95.93%
 
1,213,737

 
4.07%
 
12,181,738

 
Ole Peter Lorentzen
27,828,904

 
93.39%
 
1,971,042

 
6.61%
 
12,181,738

 


Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018. This proposal was [approved/disapproved]. The following table shows the results of the stockholders’ vote:
Votes For
(% of votes cast)
 
Votes Against
(% of votes cast)
 
Abstentions
(% of votes cast)
41,501,212

 
98.88%
 
466,082

 
1.11%
 
14,390

 
(—%)


Proposal 3 – Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. This proposal was [approved/disapproved]. The following table shows the results of the stockholders’ vote:
Votes For
(% of votes cast)
 
Votes Against
(% of votes cast)
 
Abstentions
(% of votes cast)
 
Broker
(Non-Votes)
23,370,173

 
78.90%
 
6,246,777

 
21.09%
 
182,996

 
(—%)
 
12,181,738

 











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.

Date: June 18, 2018

 
Energy Recovery, Inc.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ William Yeung
 
 
William Yeung
 
 
General Counsel