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
(Registrants 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 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 Companys 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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