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): December 17, 2013

 

Document Security Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

New York   001-32146   16-1229730
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer Identification No.)  
of Incorporation)        

 

First Federal Plaza, Suite 1525    
28 E. Main Street   14614
Rochester, NY    
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (585) 325-3610

 

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

                                                       

Copies to:

Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.

Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP

61 Broadway, 32nd Floor

New York, New York 10006

Phone: (212) 930-9700

Fax: (212) 930-9725

 

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

 

On December 17, 2013, Document Security Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders at the Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 East Main Street, Rochester, New York 14604. A total of 30,766,589 shares of common stock, representing 62.5% of the aggregate shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the annual meeting.

 

 Robert Fagenson, Jeffrey Ronaldi, Peter Hardigan, Robert Bzdick, Jonathon Perrelli, Ira Greenstein, David Klein and Warren Hurwitz were each elected as directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.

 

The stockholders ratified the board of directors’ appointment of Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

 

The stockholders approved the non-binding proposal to approve the proposed compensation disclosed in the Proxy Statement of the Company’s executive officers who are named in the Proxy Statement’s Summary Compensation Table.

 

The stockholders approved the non-binding proposal to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation annually.

 

The final voting results on these matters were as follows:

 

1.  Election of Directors:

 

Name   Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
Robert Fagenson   4,662,327   1,471,276   87,360   24,545,626
Jeffrey Ronaldi   4,981,051   1,045,789   194,123   24,545,626
Peter Hardigan   5,111,441   915,029   194,493   24,545,626
Robert Bzdick   5,448,613   637,337   135,013   24,545,626
Jonathon Perrelli   4,770,816   1,131,808   318,338   24,545,627
Ira Greenstein   3,914,539   1,992,616   313,807   24,545,627
David Klein   3,936,478   1,971,666   312,819   24,545,626
Warren Hurwitz   4,015,536   1,887,504   317,923   24,545,626

 

2.  Ratification of appointment of Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013:

 

Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained
27,965,206 2,506,931 294,452

 

The stockholders also ratified non-binding proposals to approve the compensation of the Company’s executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement Summary Compensation Table, and to fix the frequency of a shareholder vote regarding executive compensation at every one (1) year. The final voting results on these matters were as follows:

 

3.  Ratification of Executive Compensation:

 

Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes
4,850,547 1,255,131 115,285 24,545,626

 

4.  Frequency of Shareholder Votes on Compensation: 

 

 1 Year 2 Year   3 Years Abstained Broker Non-Votes
5,383,116 29,624 590,123 218,100 24,545,626

 

 
 

 

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.

 

 

Dated: December 19, 2013

 

DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.

 

/s/ Jeffrey Ronaldi

By: Jeffrey Ronaldi

Title: Chief Executive Officer