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)
June 2, 2011
C&D Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-9389 | 13-3314599 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1400 Union Meeting Road, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania |
19422 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 619-2700
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
C&D Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 2, 2011 (“Annual Meeting”). The Company is providing the following information regarding the results of the matters voted on by Stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
| a) | Election of seven Directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: |
| Director Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| David L. Treadwell |
11,662,154 | 2,454 | 3,531,954 | |||||||||
| Todd W. Arden |
11,521,666 | 142,942 | 3,531,954 | |||||||||
| Kevin P. Dowd |
11,661,717 | 2,891 | 3,531,954 | |||||||||
| James J. Gaffney |
11,661,499 | 3,109 | 3,531,954 | |||||||||
| Michael P. Gallagher |
11,662,259 | 2,349 | 3,531,954 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey A. Graves |
11,660,996 | 3,612 | 3,531,954 | |||||||||
| Andrew P. Hines |
11,662,152 | 2,456 | 3,531,954 | |||||||||
| b) | The Stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended January 31, 2012. The number of shares cast in favor of the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the number against and the number abstaining were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 13,398,071 | 743 | 961 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ian J. Harvie | |
| Ian J. Harvie, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: June 7, 2011
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