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 11, 2012
UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 0-7885 | 52-0898545 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 363-3000
Inapplicable
(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Universal Security Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on October 11, 2012. The matters submitted to the stockholders for a vote were: (i) the election of one director; and (ii) the authorization of the Company’s Board of Directors to accept the selection by the Audit Committee of an outside auditing firm for the Company’s 2013 fiscal year.
Of the 2,312,759 shares entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting, 2,045,325 shares (or 88.44% of the total shares) were represented at the meeting. The affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast on each matter is required to elect director and authorize selection of an auditor.
The nominee submitted for election as director was Ronald A. Seff, M.D. for a term of three years, as described in the Proxy Statement distributed to stockholders in connection with the meeting. The following are the voting results (in number of shares) with respect to the election of directors:
|
Name |
For |
Withhold |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
| Ronald A. Seff, M.D. | 981,618 | 35,820 | 0 | 1,027,887 |
As a result, the nominee was elected. Ira Bormel, Harvey B. Grossblatt and Cary Luskin were not up for re-election and continue in office as Directors after the Meeting.
The results of the vote on the proposal to authorize selection of an auditor were as follows:
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
| 1,956,694 | 88,631 | 0 | 0 |
As a result, the proposal was approved.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: October 11, 2012 | By: | /s/ Harvey B. Grossblatt |
| Harvey
B. Grossblatt President | ||