UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHNINGTON,
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): October 26, 2010
CopyTele, Inc. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
Delaware |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-11254 | 11-2622630 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
900 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY | 11747 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(631) 549-5900 |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of CopyTele, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) was held on Tuesday October 26, 2010 at the Fox Hollow, Woodbury, New York. Stockholders of record at the close of business on September 22, 2010 were entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held. On September 22, 2010, there were 151,816,538 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:
1. To elect four members of the Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:
Proposal | Vote Type | Voted | ||||
(1) Election of Directors | ||||||
Denis A. Krusos |
For |
56,254,624 |
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Withheld | 10,014,241 | |||||
Henry P. Herms |
For | 57,959,198 | ||||
Withheld | 8,309,667 | |||||
George P. Larounis |
For | 58,774,326 | ||||
Withheld | 7,494,539 | |||||
Lewis H. Titterton, Jr. |
For | 62,254,392 | ||||
Withheld | 4,014,473 |
2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2010. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
Proposal | Vote Type | Voted | ||||
(1) Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP | ||||||
For | 127,874,650 | |||||
Against | 4,444,401 | |||||
Abstention | 2,093,764 |
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.
COPYTELE, INC. |
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Date: December 14, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ Denis A. Krusos |
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Denis A. Krusos |
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Chairman of the Board and Chief |
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Executive Officer |