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
January 5, 2011 (January 4, 2011)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
SYCAMORE NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-27273 | 04-3410558 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
220 Mill Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 250-2900
Not Applicable
(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:
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| Item 5.07: | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On January 4, 2011, Sycamore Networks, Inc. (the “Registrant”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a brief description and vote count of all items voted on at the Annual Meeting:
Item No. 1 — Election of Directors. The following persons were elected to serve for three-year terms as Class II Directors of the Registrant with the following vote:
| Nominees |
For | Withheld | Non-votes | |||||||||
| Gururaj Deshpande |
23,911,505 | 388,195 | 2,610,019 | |||||||||
| Craig R. Benson |
24,165,035 | 134,665 | 2,610,019 | |||||||||
Item No. 2 — Ratification of Auditors. The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2011 was approved by the stockholders with the following vote:
| For |
Against |
Abstention |
Non-votes | |||
| 26,738,849 |
151,839 | 19,031 | 0 |
Item No. 3 — Stockholder Proposal. The stockholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors adopt a simple majority vote standard in the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws was not approved by the stockholders with the following vote:
| For |
Against |
Abstention |
Non-votes | |||
| 6,968,075 |
16,990,341 | 341,234 | 2,610,019 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Sycamore Networks, Inc. |
| /S/ PAUL F. BRAUNEIS |
| Paul F. Brauneis Chief Financial Officer |
| Vice President, Finance and Administration and Treasurer |
| (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
| Dated: January 5, 2011 |