Form 8-K

 

 

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 9, 2013

 

 

KOPIN CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   000-19882   04-2833935

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

200 John Hancock Road, Taunton, MA   02780
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (508) 824-6696

 

 

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

The annual meeting of stockholders of Kopin Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 9, 2013. The following matters were acted upon:

1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

John C.C. Fan, James K. Brewington, David E. Brook, Andrew H. Chapman, Morton Collins, Chi Chia Hsieh, and Michael J. Landine were all elected to serve as directors of the Company until the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The results of the election of directors are as follows:

 

Nominee    Votes For      Votes Withheld  

John C.C. Fan

     35,010,203         2,889,263   

James K. Brewington

     34,964,321         2,935,145   

David E. Brook

     34,851,208         3,048,258   

Andrew H. Chapman

     35,137,077         2,762,389   

Morton Collins

     33,346,044         4,553,422   

Chi Chia Hsieh

     33,300,030         4,599,436   

Michael J Landine

     34,964,717         2,934,749   

2. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S 2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

A proposal to ratify an amendment to the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan) to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan was approved by the following votes:

 

Votes For      Votes Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
  33,226,671         4,498,137         174,658         15,890,203   

3. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY.

Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company was approved by the following votes:

 

Votes For      Votes Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
  50,910,041         781,903         111,338         0   

4. AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPANY’S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

An advisory vote of the Company’s executive compensation was approved by the following votes:

 

Votes For      Votes Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
  31,385,800         6,269,013         244,653         13,903,816   

As previously disclosed on a Form 8-K, the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of executives every year.


SIGNATURE

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.

 

      KOPIN CORPORATION
Dated: May 13, 2013     By:  

/s/ Richard A. Sneider

      Richard A. Sneider
      Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)