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): June 9, 2011
MICROVISION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 0-21221 | 91-1600822 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6222 185th Avenue NE
Redmond, Washington 98052
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(425) 936-6847
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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. |
The annual meeting of stockholders of MicroVision, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 9, 2011, pursuant to notice duly given. The stockholders voted on four proposals, which are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 28, 2011.
The results are as follows:
| Proposal I. |
All of the Company’s nominees for director were elected by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| Nominee |
For |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Richard A. Cowell |
25,773,031 |
1,214,609 | 59,642,164 | |||
| Slade Gorton |
25,608,770 |
1,378,870 | 59,642,164 | |||
| Jeanette Horan |
25,808,400 |
1,179,240 | 59,642,164 | |||
| Perry Mulligan |
25,806,758 |
1,180,882 | 59,642,164 | |||
| Alexander Tokman |
25,344,139 |
1,643,501 | 59,642,164 | |||
| Brian Turner |
25,801,340 |
1,186,300 | 59,642,164 |
| Proposal II. |
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| For: |
24,189,787 | |||
| Against: |
2,350,049 | |||
| Abstain: |
447,804 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
59,642,164 |
| Proposal III. |
The stockholders recommended the frequency with which the Company should hold its advisory vote on executive compensation, as set forth below: |
| One Year: |
9,772,412 | |||
| Two Years: |
666,983 | |||
| Three Years: |
16,268,764 | |||
| Abstain: |
279,481 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
59,642,164 |
In accordance with our stockholder’s recommendation, our Board of Directors has determined to include an advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation in our proxy materials every three years until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of an executive compensation vote, which will occur no later than our annual meeting of stockholders in 2017.
| Proposal IV. |
The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| For: |
85,076,111 | |||
| Against: |
599,618 | |||
| Abstain: |
954,075 |
| The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes relating to that matter. |
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.
| MICROVISION, INC. |
| /s/ Thomas M. Walker |
| Thomas M. Walker |
| Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
Dated: June 10, 2011