8-K 1 a19-11339_18k.htm 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): June 4, 2019

 

NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

001-35061

 

94-3253730

(State of incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

NeoPhotonics Corporation

2911 Zanker Road

San Jose, California 95134

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 232-9200

 

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))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

 

Emerging growth company    o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:

 

Trading symbol(s):

 

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, $0.0025 par value

 

NPTN

 

The New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 


 

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

 

The 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of NeoPhotonics Corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 4, 2019.  Proxies for the meeting were solicited by the Company’s Board of Directors pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and there was no solicitation in opposition to the Board’s solicitations.  At the Annual Meeting, 36,783,093 common shares were represented in person or by proxy.  The final votes on the proposals presented at the meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal 1:

 

Ihab Tarazi and Rajiv Ramaswami were elected as Class III directors to hold office until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the following vote:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Ihab Tarazi

 

25,366,714

 

264,541

 

11,151,838

 

Rajiv Ramaswami

 

24,871,098

 

760,157

 

11,151,838

 

 

Proposal 2:

 

The selection by the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified by the following vote:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

36,630,497

 

110,577

 

42,019

 

0

 

 

Proposal 3:

 

The amendment to the NeoPhotonics Corporation 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan by 1,500,000 shares and make certain other changes was approved by the following vote:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

25,348,532

 

268,448

 

14,275

 

11,151,838

 

 

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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.

 

Date: June 10, 2019

NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Elizabeth Eby

 

 

 

Elizabeth Eby

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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