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 20, 2013
ZBB Energy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Wisconsin
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001-33540
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39-1987014
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
file number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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N93 W14475 Whittaker Way, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
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53051
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (262) 253-9800
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.
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item
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5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment ofCertain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On December 20, 2013, Mr. Richard A. Payne resigned as a Class I director of ZBB Energy Corporation (the “Company”) effective immediately.
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Item
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5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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On December 20, 2013, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “2013 Annual Meeting”). The certified results of the matters voted upon at the 2013 Annual Meeting, each of which are more fully described in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2013, are as follows:
The Company’s shareholders elected the three nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve for three year terms as Class III directors, with the votes cast as follows:
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Director Name
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Eric C. Apfelbach
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22,796,244
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1,425,590
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48,568,471
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Paul F. Koeppe
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22,789,604
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1,432,230
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48,568,471
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Theodore Stern
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23,191,954
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1,029,880
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48,568,471
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The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the named executive officers of the Company, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting, with votes cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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21,926,431
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1,912,035
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383,368
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48,568,471
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The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, an every year frequency with respect to future advisory votes on the compensation paid to the named executive officers of the Company, with votes cast as follows:
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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17,979,471
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1,262,168
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4,331,534
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648,661
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48,568,471
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The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, with votes cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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65,641,409
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2,005,889
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5,143,007
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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.
| ZBB Energy Corporation | |
| Dated: December 20, 2013 | By: /s/ Eric C. Apfelbach |
| Name: Eric C. Apfelbach | |
| Title: President and CEO | |