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): May 20, 2013 (May 16, 2013)
LUMINEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 000-30109 | 74-2747608 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
12212 TECHNOLOGY BLVD., AUSTIN, TEXAS | 78727 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 219-8020
N/A
(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.
At the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Luminex Corporation (the “Company”), which was held on May 16, 2013 at the Company's corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas, a total of 38,863,650 shares of the Company's common stock, out of a total of 42,011,071 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, were present in person or represented by proxies. The following proposals were voted on and approved by the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
1. | Election of Robert J. Cresci and Thomas W. Erickson to serve as Class I directors for a term of three years: |
Number of Shares | |||||
Voted For | Vote Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Robert J. Cresci | 30,004,544 | 452,984 | 8,406,122 | ||
Thomas W. Erickson | 20,475,094 | 9,982,434 | 8,406,122 | ||
2. | Approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, executive compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosures in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting: |
Number of Shares | ||||||
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
22,815,444 | 7,621,189 | 20,895 | 8,406,122 | |||
3. | Ratification of the appointment by the Company's Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013: |
Number of Shares | ||||||
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
38,556,971 | 298,178 | 8,501 | — | |||
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: May 20, 2013 | LUMINEX CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Harriss T. Currie | ||
Name: | Harriss T. Currie | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance | ||