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 23, 2012 (October 17, 2012)

 

CardioGenics Holdings Inc. 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Nevada 000-28761 88-0380546
     

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification)

 

6295 Northam Drive, Unit 8, Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1W8 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 905.673.8501

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders
 
SIGNATURE
 

 

 
 

 

Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of CardioGenics Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) was held on October 17, 2012.  Matters submitted to stockholders at the meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors.

 

The stockholders of the Company elected each of the Director nominees proposed by the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successor is duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

 

  Votes For Percent(1) Votes Withheld Percent(1)
Yahia Gawad 26,643,354 98.83% 314,546 1.17%
J. Neil Tabatznik 26,697,182 99.03% 260,718 .07%
Linda J. Sterling 26,697,663 99.03% 260,237 .07%
Alexander D.G. Reid 26,698,514 99.03% 259,386 .07%

 

(1) Percentages shown for Election of Directors (Proposal No. 1) are based on totals of votes cast for and votes withheld from each indicated Director.  Abstentions and broker non-votes were not considered as part of the totals on which percentages were based.

 

Proposal No. 2 - Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2012.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

 

  Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
Number of Votes Cast: 41,831,834 1,241,012 85,512

 

 

Proposal No. 3 – Approval of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to Increase the Number of Shares of Common Stock Authorized for Issuance from 65,000,000 to 150,000,000

 

The stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance from 65,000,000 to 150,000,000. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

 

  Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
Number of Votes Cast: 41,273,367 1,821,639 63,351

 

 
 

Proposal No. 4 – Approval of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to Deauthorize the Company’s Class B Common Stock

 

The stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to deauthorize our Class B common stock. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

 

  Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
Number of Votes Cast: 42,451,957 618,722 87,678

 
 

 

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.

 

  CARDIOGENICS HOLDINGS INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Yahia Gawad
    Name: Yahia Gawad
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
       
Dated: October 23, 2012