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 12, 2013 (June 6, 2013)

 

 

NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

COMMISSION FILE: 000-31659

 

DELAWARE   86-0824673

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

9645 Scranton Road

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 812-3400

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.

(a) On June 6, 2013, the Company held its Annual Stockholders Meeting.

(b) James Ledwith, Susan Swenson and General John Wakelin were each re-elected, elected and re-elected, respectively, to the Board of Directors for a three (3) year term expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In addition, the Company’s stockholders were asked:

 

   

To amend the Company’s 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) to increase the number of shares issuable under the plan;

 

   

To amend the Company’s 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2009 Incentive Plan”) to increase the number of shares issuable under the plan;

 

   

To hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and

 

   

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013.


The results with respect to the proposals were as follows:

 

Proposal

   Vote results      Vote type      Voted      Voted
(%)
     0/S
(%)
 

JAMES LEDWITH

     Re-elected         For         12,977,297         75.48         38.28   
        Withheld         4,215,459         24.52         12.44   
        Non Votes         12,057,850            35.58   
        Uncast         0            0.00   

SUSAN SWENSON

     Elected         For         14,746,117         85.77         43.50   
        Withheld         2,446,639         14.23         7.22   
        Non Votes         12,057,850            35.58   
        Uncast         0            0.00   

GENERAL JOHN WAKELIN

     Re-elected         For         12,978,497         75.49         38.29   
        Against         4,214,259         24.51         12.43   
        Non Votes         12,057,850            35.58   
        Uncast         0            0.00   

2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

     Approved         For         14,505,850         84.37         42.79   
        Against         2,579,982         15.01         7.61   
        Abstain         106,924         0.62         0.32   
        Non Votes         12,057,850            35.58   
        Uncast         0            0.00   

2009 INCENTIVE PLAN

     Approved         For         10,589,420         61.59         31.23   
        Against         6,502,591         37.82         19.19   
        Abstain         100,745         0.59         0.30   
        Non Votes         12,057,850            35.58   
        Uncast         0            0.00   

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

     Approved         For         15,632,761         90.92         46.12   
        Against         1,442,098         8.39         4.25   
        Abstain         117,897         0.69         0.35   
        Non Votes         12,057,850            35.58   
        Uncast         0            0.00   

AUDITORS

     Approved         For         27,994,873         95.71         82.59   
        Against         903,443         3.09         2.67   
        Abstain         352,290         1.20         1.04   
        Non Votes         0            0.00   
        Uncast         0            0.00   


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    Novatel Wireless, Inc.
Date: June 12, 2013     By:  

 /s/ Catherine F. Ratcliffe

      Catherine F. Ratcliffe
      Senior Vice President of Business Affairs & General Counsel and Corporate Secretary