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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 2, 2011
Anaren, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| New York | 000-06620 | 16-0928561 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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| 6635 Kirkville Road, East Syracuse, New York | 13057 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (315) 432-8909
Not Applicable
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(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 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Anaren, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 2, 2011 in Littleton, Colorado. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved all of the items presented which included: (i) the election of four (4) directors, all of whom were then serving as directors of the Company; (ii) the advisory vote on executive compensation; (iii) the advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation; and (iv) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending June 30, 2012.
Proposal Number 1- The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to each director who was elected at the Annual Meeting:
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For term expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2014:
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For
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Withhold
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Broker Non-Votes
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Lawrence A. Sala
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6,069,693
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4,974,837
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2,421,889
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Robert U. Roberts
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6,086,470
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4,958,060
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2,421,889
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Dr. David L. Wilemon
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5,332,312
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5,712,218
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2,421,889
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Louis J. DeSantis
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6,045,213
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4,999,317
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2,421,889
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Proposal Number 2- The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the advisory vote on executive compensation:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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7,255,262
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3,779,653
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9,613
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2,421,889
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Proposal Number 3- The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation:
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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3,139,492
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26,044
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7,869,737
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9,257
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2,421,889
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In accordance with the shareholder voting results on this advisory proposal, the Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every three years.
Proposal Number 4- The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending June 30, 2012:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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13,447,336
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12,093
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6,990
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0
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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.
DATE: November 7, 2011
ANAREN, INC.
By: /s/ Lawrence A. Sala
Name: Lawrence A. Sala
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer