UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 21, 2011 (June 16, 2011)
 

 
VRINGO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 
Delaware
1-34785
20-4988129
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


18 East 16th Street, 7th Floor
New York, New York
10003
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (646) 525-4319
 

 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
 
Election of Director
 
 
On June 16, 2011, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vringo, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Geoffrey M. Skolnik to serve as a director of the Company, effective immediately. The Board determined that Mr. Skolnik is independent in accordance with the applicable rules of the NYSE Amex LLC. Mr. Skolnik will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.
 
 
Item 5.07.                       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
 
                On June 16, 2011, Vringo, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the meeting, stockholders re-elected all seven directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors and ratified the appointment of Somekh Chaikin, a member firm of KPMG International, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
 
 
Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals.
 
 
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
 
 
The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
 

Director
 
Votes For
   
Votes Withheld
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
                   
Jonathan Medved 
    1,771,448       1,000       2,102,850  
Seth Siegel 
    1,766,048       6,400       2,102,850  
Ralph Simon
    1,771,448       1,000       2,102,850  
Andrew Perlman
    1,771,448       1,000       2,102,850  
Edo Segal
    1,771,448       1,000       2,102,850  
Philip Serlin
    1,771,448       1,000       2,102,850  
John Engelman
    1,771,448       1,000       2,102,850  

 
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The appointment of Somekh Chaikin, a member firm of KPMG International, to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:
 
               
Votes For
   
Votes Against
   
Abstentions
 
  3,864,314       10,984       -  
 
 
 

 

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.
 
  VRINGO, INC.  
       
Dated:   June 20, 2011
By:
/s/ Ellen Cohl  
    Name:  Ellen Cohl  
    Title: Chief Financial Officer