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): June 2, 2015
STEREOTAXIS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36159 | 94-3120386 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100, St. Louis, Missouri | 63108 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(314) 678-6100
(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 |
On June 2, 2015, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Of the 20,919,816 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 16,244,432 shares were represented, constituting a 77.65% quorum. Shareholders were asked to consider and act upon the following:
| (1) | The election of three directors as Class II Directors to serve until the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting; |
| (2) | A proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015; and |
| (3) | A proposal to approve, by non-binding vote, executive compensation. |
Proposal 1, the election of directors, was determined by a plurality of votes cast. All of the Board’s nominees for director were elected to serve until the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting, or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below. Proposals 2 and 3 each were determined by a majority of votes cast, and each proposal passed by the votes set forth in the applicable table below. The votes for, withheld, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes, where applicable, for each matter are set out below.
| (1) | Election of Directors: |
| Name of Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Votes Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Robert J. Messey |
6,724,353 | 90,155 | 0 | 9,429,924 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph D. Keegan, Ph.D. |
6,718,651 | 95,857 | 0 | 9,429,924 | ||||||||||||
| Euan S. Thomson, Ph.D. |
6,715,070 | 99,438 | 0 | 9,429,924 | ||||||||||||
| (2) | Proposal regarding ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015: |
| Number of Votes For: |
15,732,897 | |||
| Number of Votes Against: |
285,526 | |||
| Number of Votes Abstain: |
226,009 | |||
| Number of Non-Votes: |
0 |
| (3) | Proposal to approve, by non-binding vote, executive compensation: |
| Number of Votes For: |
4,856,715 | |||
| Number of Votes Against: |
478,083 | |||
| Number of Votes Abstain: |
1,479,710 | |||
| Number of Non-Votes: |
9,429,924 |
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.
| STEREOTAXIS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 4, 2015 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Karen Witte Duros | |||||
| Name: | Karen Witte Duros | |||||
| Title: | Sr. Vice President & General Counsel | |||||