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 22, 2013

 

 

GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34753   27-2053069

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5964 La Place Court, Suite 100

Carlsbad, California

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

760-448-4300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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.

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (“GenMark”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 22, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a total of 28,356,735 shares of GenMark common stock, or approximately 86.6% of the shares entitled to vote, were represented in person or by valid proxies. Set forth below are final voting results for the four proposals that were subject to a vote of GenMark’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

 

1. For the proposal to elect two nominees for director to serve a three-year term expiring at GenMark’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the voting results were as follows:

 

Name of Directors Elected

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Broker Non-Votes

Christopher Gleeson

  23,984,132   25,286   4,347,317

Stephen Worland, Ph.D.

  24,006,681   2,737   4,347,317

The following individuals are continuing directors with terms expiring at GenMark’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Daryl J. Faulkner and James Fox, Ph.D.

The following individuals are continuing directors with terms expiring at GenMark’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Kevin O’Boyle and Hany Massarany.

 

2. For the proposal to approve the GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

23,974,163

  3,591   31,644   4,347,317

 

3. For the proposal to ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as GenMark’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, the voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

28,254,625

  83,343   18,767

 

4. For the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of GenMark’s named executive officers, the voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

23,983,521

  14,590   11,307   4,347,317

No other items were presented for stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.


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.

 

      GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

Date: May 29, 2013

      /s/ Eric Stier
       

Eric Stier

Senior Vice President and General Counsel