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 26, 2010
ECHELON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-29748 | 77-0203595 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
550 Meridian Avenue
San Jose, California 95126
(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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Echelon Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on May 26, 2010. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below:
Proposal 1: Election of three Class C directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company:
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Robyn M. Denholm |
21,518,005 | 382,234 | 11,705,437 | |||
| Richard M. Moley |
20,146,241 | 1,753,998 | 11,705,437 | |||
| Betsy Rafael |
20,127,248 | 1,772,991 | 11,705,437 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the three Class C director nominees were duly elected.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 33,076,717 |
141,328 | 387,631 | ( 0 ) |
Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was duly ratified.
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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/ OLIVER R. STANFIELD | |
| Oliver R. Stanfield Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: May 27, 2010
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