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): May 16, 2012
SoundBite Communications, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33790 | 04-3520763 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 22 Crosby Drive Bedford, Massachusetts |
01730 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 897-2500
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 16, 2012, we held our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and presented the following proposals to our stockholders:
| 1. | election of three Class II directors to hold office until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and |
| 2. | ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012. |
Proxies for the annual meeting were solicited by the board of directors pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, and there were no solicitations in opposition to the board’s solicitation. There were 16,408,420 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the annual meeting, and a total of 13,556,480 shares of common stock were represented at the annual meeting in person or by proxy.
At the annual meeting, our stockholders voted on the following:
| 1. | Election of Three Class II Directors |
Each of Vernon Lobo, James Milton and Rodger Weismann was elected as a Class II director, to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is elected and has qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. The numbers of votes cast for and withheld, and the numbers of broker non-votes, for the director nominees are set forth below:
| NUMBER OF VOTES | ||||||||||||
| NOMINEE |
FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES |
|||||||||
| Vernon Lobo |
10,469,173 | 108,112 | 2,979,195 | |||||||||
| James A. Milton |
10,467,573 | 109,712 | 2,979,195 | |||||||||
| Rodger Weismann |
10,469,173 | 108,112 | 2,979,195 | |||||||||
| 2. | Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP |
The selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012 was ratified. The numbers of votes cast for and against the proposal are set forth below. There were no abstentions.
| NUMBER OF VOTES | ||
| FOR |
AGAINST | |
| 13,546,768 | 9,712 | |
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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 as of May 21, 2012.
| SOUNDBITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert C. Leahy | |
| Robert C. Leahy Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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