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 14, 2011
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-33092 | 04-2825458 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 63 Second Avenue Burlington, Massachusetts |
01803 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(781) 221-2266
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 14, 2011, the Company held its Annual Meeting. A total of 15,458,107 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of April 18, 2011, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 11,298,795 were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
Matters voted upon by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting were: (i) the election of three individuals to serve as Class II directors, each to serve for a term of three years or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
Set forth below is information concerning each matter submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal No. 1
The stockholders elected the three nominees listed below as Class II directors for a term of three years expiring upon the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified.
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Russel D. Hays |
9,225,017 | 485,226 | 1,588,552 | |||||||||
| George D. LeMaitre, M.D. |
9,218,161 | 492,082 | 1,588,552 | |||||||||
| William N. Thorndike |
8,914,689 | 795,554 | 1,588,552 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 2
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
| Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP |
10,574,961 | 11,124 | 712,710 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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.
| LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC. | ||||||||
| Dated: June 16, 2011 | By: | /s/ Aaron M. Grossman | ||||||
| Name: | Aaron M. Grossman | |||||||
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||