Form 8-K

 

 

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 23, 2013

 

 

FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Florida   0-23081   59-3157093

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

250 Technology Park, Lake Mary, Florida 32746

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (407) 333-9911

N/A

(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):

 

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

On May 23, 2013, the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of FARO Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held in Lake Mary, Florida. The holders of the common stock of the Company voted upon three Company proposals at the Meeting, with the following results:

Item 1 – Election of two directors to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2016

The holders of common stock of the Company elected the following directors to serve for a three-year term by the following count:

 

Name

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

John Caldwell

     13,667,180         1,155,294         1,083,674   

John Donofrio

     13,707,750         1,114,724         1,083,674   

Item 2 – Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013

The holders of the Company’s common stock ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013 by the following count:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

15,632,002

  194,752   79,394

Item 3 – Non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

The holders of the Company’s common stock approved a non-binding resolution with respect to the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following count:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

13,935,709

  802,710   84,053   1,083,676


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.

 

   

FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: May 28, 2013

   

    /s/ Keith Bair

    By:   Keith Bair
    Its:   Chief Financial Officer