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): | June 7, 2012 |
Vocus, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 333-125834 | 58-1806705 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 12051 Indian Creek Court, Beltsville, Maryland | 20705 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 3014592590 |
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 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Vocus, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 7, 2012 (the “Meeting”). Of the 23,582,782 shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date (including the as-converted number of shares of common stock underlying the outstanding shares of the Company’s Series A convertible preferred stock), 21,692,654 shares were represented at the Meeting (in person or by proxy) constituting 92% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. Three matters were voted upon at this meeting, and the voting results with respect to each such matter are set forth below.
| 1. | A proposal to elect one director to serve for a three-year term until the Annual Meeting to be held in 2015 or until his successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified: |
| Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Gary Golding |
16,664,565 | 2,585,775 | 2,442,314 | |||||||||
| 2. | A proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
21,511,869
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169,562 | 11,223 | — | |||||||
| 3. | A proposal to approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
10,077,489
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9,164,803 | 8,048 | 2,442,314 | |||||||||
In addition, effective as of the date of the Meeting, Jit Sinha was re-elected to the Company’s board of directors for a three-year term until the Annual Meeting to be held in 2015 or until his successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified, pursuant to a written consent of the sole holder of shares of the Company’s Series A convertible preferred stock and the terms of the Certificate of Designation of the Series A convertible preferred stock.
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.
| Vocus, Inc. | ||||
| June 12, 2012 | By: |
Stephen A. Vintz
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| Name: Stephen A. Vintz | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||