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

February 04, 2014

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

SurModics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Minnesota   0-23837   41-1356149
(State of Incorporation)  

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

9924 West 74th Street

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

  55344
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(952) 500-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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

On February 4, 2014, SurModics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The final voting results of the proposals which were described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2013, are set forth below.

1. Election of Directors. Each of the individuals nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve as Class III directors was duly elected by the Company’s shareholders, and the final results of the votes cast are as follows:

 

     For    Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

José H. Bedoya

   10,493,672    394,003    1,712,406

Susan E. Knight

   10,703,194    184,481    1,712,406

2. Set the Number of Directors. The Company’s shareholders approved the proposal to set the number of directors at eight (8) by the following vote:

 

For        Against            Abstain        Broker Non-Votes
12,438,850    40,150    121,081    —  

3. Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014 by the following vote:

 

For        Against            Abstain        Broker Non-Votes
12,379,840    214,723    5,518    —  

4. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s shareholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, on an advisory basis, by the following vote:

 

For        Against            Abstain        Broker Non-Votes
10,390,159    381,980    115,536    1,712,406


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.

 

    SURMODICS, INC.
Date: February 10, 2014    

/s/ Bryan K. Phillips

    Bryan K. Phillips
    Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary