0000731657-14-000009.txt : 20140527 0000731657-14-000009.hdr.sgml : 20140526 20140527143541 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000731657-14-000009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140520 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20140527 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140527 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPIRE Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000731657 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 042457335 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-12742 FILM NUMBER: 14869584 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PATRIOTS PARK CITY: BEDFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01730-2396 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172756000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PATRIOTS PARK CITY: BEDFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01730-2396 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SPIRE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 a2014annualmeeting.htm FORM 8-K 2014 Annual Meeting


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 20, 2014
 
 
SPIRE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
Massachusetts
 
0-12742
 
04-2457335
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
  
One Patriots Park, Bedford, Massachusetts
 
01730-2396
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 275-6000

Not Applicable
(Former name or 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.

(a)    On May 20, 2014, Spire Corporation (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting in Lieu of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  At the close of business on April 2, 2014, the voting record date, there were 9,207,874 shares of Company common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. At the meeting, 8,161,242, or 88.63%, of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote were represented by proxy or in person.

(b)    At the meeting, stockholders voted on the following:

(i)    Proposal Number 1

The number of directors was fixed at seven.  Udo Henseler, David R. Lipinski, Mark C. Little, Roger G. Little, Michael J. Magliochetti, and Roger W. Redmond were elected to the Board of Directors, leaving one vacancy, to hold office until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. The results for Proposal Number 1 were as follows:
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
Udo Henseler
5,019,411

 
20,335

 
20,880
 
3,100,616

David R. Lipinski
5,017,161

 
22,785

 
20,680
 
3,100,616

Mark C. Little
4,936,052

 
117,194

 
7,380
 
3,100,616

Roger G. Little
4,941,283

 
98,143

 
21,200
 
3,100,616

Michael J. Magliochetti
5,015,518

 
24,408

 
20,700
 
3,100,616

Roger W. Redmond
5,017,817

 
22,109

 
20,700
 
3,100,616


(ii)    Proposal Number 2

Stockholders ratified the selection of McGladrey LLP to act as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. The results for Proposal Number 2 were as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
7,852,043

 
13,671

 
295,528

 
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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.
 
 
 
SPIRE CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  May 27, 2014
By:
/s/ Robert S. Lieberman
 
 
Robert S. Lieberman
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
 
 


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