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) October 17, 2011
ACORN ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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0-19771
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22-2786081
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission file Number)
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(IRS Employer
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of Incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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4 West Rockland Road, Montchanin, Delaware
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19710
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (302) 656-1707
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-2)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Acorn Energy, Inc. was held on October 17, 2011. Set forth below are the voting results with respect to each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1. The stockholders elected, by a plurality of the votes cast, all six nominees to the Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2012 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
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Name of Nominee
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Total Votes For
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Total Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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John A. Moore
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6,621,076
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276,461
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7,681,595
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George Morgenstern
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6,568,749
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328,788
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7,681,595
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Richard J. Giacco
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6,883,924
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13,613
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7,681,595
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Joseph Musanti
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6,859,874
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37,663
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7,681,595
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Richard S. Rimer
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6,862,351
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35,186
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7,681,595
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Samuel M. Zentman
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6,883,824
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13,713
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7,681,595
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Proposal 2. The stockholders ratified by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal, the appointment by the Audit Committee of Friedman LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.
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Total Votes For
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Total Votes Against
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Total Abstained
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Broker Non-Votes
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14,413,852
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12,655
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2,801
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149,824
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Proposal 3. The stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers.
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Total Votes For
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Total Votes Against
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Total Abstained
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Broker Non-Votes
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6,787,101
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176,111
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84,149
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7,531,771
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Proposal 4. The stockholders recommended, in a non-binding advisory vote, that an advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of the company’s named executive officers should occur every year.
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Every Year
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Every 2 Years
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Every 3 Years
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Total Abstained
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Broker Non-Votes
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3,923,922
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107,989
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2,781,900
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83,725
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7,681,596
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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 on this 18th day of October 2011.
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ACORN ENERGY, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Joe B. Cogdell, Jr.
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Name:
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Joe B. Cogdell, Jr.
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Title:
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Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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