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)  September 6, 2013

 

Retractable Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

 

001-16465

 

75-2599762

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

511 Lobo Lane, Little Elm, Texas

 

75068-0009

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (972) 294-1010

 

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Retractable Technologies, Inc. was held on September 6, 2013.  Abstentions are considered present for purposes of calculating the vote but are not considered to have been voted in favor of the matters voted upon, and broker non-votes are not considered present for purposes of calculating the votes.

 

The final voting results are as follows:

 

Proposal 1: The Election of Three Class 1 Directors

 

All Directors nominated by the Board of Directors were elected.

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes

 

CLASS 1 DIRECTORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steven R. Wisner

 

16,571,768

 

30,426

 

0

 

Marco Laterza

 

16,587,428

 

14,776

 

0

 

Amy Mack

 

16,587,628

 

14,576

 

0

 

 

Proposal 2: The Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

 

The shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of Retractable Technologies, Inc.’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

16,421,700

 

57,504

 

123,000

 

0

 

Proposal 3: The Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Executive Compensation Advisory Votes

 

The shareholders voted, on an advisory, non-binding basis, on the frequency of future executive compensation advisory votes and the results of such vote are set forth in the table below:

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

906,362

 

16,740

 

15,558,402

 

120,700

 

0

 

Based on the results of this vote, Retractable Technologies, Inc. will include a shareholder vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials every three (3) years until the next required vote on the frequency of such a vote is held.

 

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:

September 9, 2013

RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

BY:

/s/ Douglas W. Cowan

 

 

DOUGLAS W. COWAN

 

 

VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

 

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