U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported)

 

MESA LABORATORIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in its Charter)

 

Commission File Number: 0-11740

 

COLORADO

 

84-0872291

(State or other Jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

12100 WEST SIXTH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD,

 

 

COLORADO

 

80228

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Issuer’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 987-8000

 

Not Applicable.

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

ITEM 5.07   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Mesa Laboratories, Inc. was held on September 23, 2010.  Of the 3,238,891 Shares entitled to vote, 2,807,749 were represented either in person or by proxy.  Six Directors were elected to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  The amendment to our 2006 Stock Compensation Plan increasing the authorized number of shares of common stock from 400,000 to 800,000 (the “2006 Stock Compensation Plan Amendment Proposal”) was approved.   The appointment of Ehrhardt, Keefe, Steiner & Hottman, PC (EKS&H) as the Company’s independent public accountants for fiscal 2011(the “Ratification of Auditors Proposal”) was approved.

 

The six directors elected were:

 

 

 

FOR

 

WITHHELD

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

 

Michael T. Brooks

 

2,169,407

 

26,093

 

612,249

 

H. Stuart Campbell

 

2,168,507

 

26,993

 

612,249

 

Robert V. Dwyer

 

2,050,870

 

144,630

 

612,249

 

Evan C. Guillemin

 

2,169,407

 

26,093

 

612,249

 

Luke R. Schmieder

 

2,050,870

 

144,630

 

612,249

 

John J. Sullivan, Ph.D.

 

2,051,670

 

143,830

 

612,249

 

 

The amendment to our 2006 Stock Compensation Plan increasing the authorized number of shares of common stock from 400,000 to 800,000 (the “2006 Stock Compensation Plan Amendment Proposal”) was approved by the following vote:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,100,286

 

93,187

 

2,027

 

612,249

 

 

The appointment of Ehrhardt, Keefe, Steiner & Hottman, PC (EKS&H) as the Company’s independent public accountants for fiscal 2011(the “Ratification of Auditors Proposal”) was approved by the following vote:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,792,327

 

10,091

 

5,331

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

MESA LABORATORIES, INC.

 

 

(Issuer)

 

 

 

 

DATED: September 23, 2010

BY:

/s/ John J. Sullivan, Ph.D.

 

 

 

 

 

John J. Sullivan, Ph.D.

 

 

Chief Executive Officer,
President and Director

 

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