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): October 26, 2011

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)

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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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 Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at the Fox Hollow, Woodbury, New York. Stockholders of record at the close of business on September 19, 2011 were entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held. On September 19, 2011, there were 174,438,632 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

   62,149,807
  

Withheld

   9,604,738

Henry P. Herms

  

For

   70,018,680
  

Withheld

   1,735,865

George P. Larounis

  

For

   65,298,507
  

Withheld

   6,456,038

Lewis H. Titterton, Jr.

  

For

   69,939,061
  

Withheld

   1,815,484

2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2011. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:

 

Proposal

   Vote Type    Voted

(1) Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP

        
   For       151,820,535
   Against       1,278,010
   Abstention       597,093

 

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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.

 

    COPYTELE, INC.
Date: November 1, 2011     By:   /s/ Denis A. Krusos
      Denis A. Krusos
      Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

 

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