UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 11, 2020

 
Luna Innovations Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
 
000-52008
 
54-1560050
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
301 1st Street SW, Suite 200
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
540-769-8400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
LUNA
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC


Indícate 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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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Luna Innovation Incorporated (“Luna”) held on May 11, 2020, Luna’s stockholders approved four proposals, as proposed in the proxy statement, as follows: (i) the election of Warren B. Phelps, III and Mary Beth Vitale as Class II members of the Board of Directors, to serve until Luna’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”); (ii) the approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of Luna’s named executive officers (“Proposal 2”); (iii) the ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as Luna’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 (“Proposal 3”); and (iv) the approval of Luna’s 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“Proposal 4”).
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
The vote with respect to the election of directors was as follows:
 
FOR
 
WITHHELD
Warren B. Phelps, III

16,897,533

 
 
48,841
 
Mary Beth Vitale

16,925,477
 
 
20,897

 
Proposal 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The advisory vote on the compensation of Luna’s named executive officers was as follows:
 
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
16,386,017

 
 
272,191

 
 
288,166

 
 
9,063,703

 
Proposal 3. . Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The vote with respect to the ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as Luna’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 was as follows:
 
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
 
25,756,066


 
 
15,654


 
 
238,357


 
 
Proposal 4. Approval of Luna’s 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The vote with respect to the approval of Luna’s 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was as follows:
 
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER NON-VOTES



16,626,848
 
 
73,908
 
 
245,618
 
 
9,063,703

 









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.

Luna Innovations Incorporated
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Scott A. Graeff
 
 
Scott A. Graeff
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 13, 2020