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: May 19, 2014

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

Data I/O Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 0-10394

 

Washington

91-0864123

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

6464 185th Ave. N.E., Suite 101

Redmond, WA 98052

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

 (425) 881-6444

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 Not Applicable

(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:

 

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Item 5.07:

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Annual Meeting of Shareholders Voting Results.

 

FIRST:                    The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Data I/O Corporation was convened at 10:00 a.m., on May 19, 2014, at the Company’s headquarters, 6464 185th Ave NE, Suite 101, Redmond, Washington.

               

SECOND:              There were issued and outstanding on March 22, 2013, the record date, 7,788,566 shares of Common Stock.

 

THIRD:                  There were present at said meeting in person or by proxy, shareholders of the Corporation who were the holders of 6,543,754 (84.02%) shares of Common Stock entitled to vote, thereby constituting a quorum.

               

FOURTH:              The following nominees for election as Directors, to hold office for a term as defined in the proxy statement and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, received the number of votes set opposite their respective name:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Nominee

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-votes

Anthony Ambrose

3,566,852

 

60,006

 

2,916,896

Brian T. Crowley

3,562,502

 

64,356

 

2,916,896

Alan B. Howe

3,411,208

 

215,650

 

2,916,896

Douglas W. Brown

2,110,067

 

1,516,791

 

2,916,896

Mark J. Gallenberger

3,560,746

 

66,112

 

2,916,896

                                                                                         

The aforesaid nominees have been elected as Director. 

 

                FIFTH:                   The proposal to ratify the continued appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors, received the following votes:

 

                                                                                                                                            Percentage of For &

                                                                                                Votes                                Against on this Proposal

 

For                                                                                  6,257,020                                           99.49

Against                                                                                31,833                                                .51

Abstain                                                                             254,901                                             --

 

The foregoing proposal has been approved.

 

 


 
 

 

                SIXTH:                   The advisory vote (Say on Pay) approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, received the following votes:

                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                            Percentage of For &

                                                                                                Votes                                Against on this Proposal

 

For                                                                                  3,162,669                                           88.21

Against                                                                             422,795                                           11.79

Abstain                                                                               41,394                                             --

Broker non-votes:                                                      2,916,896

 

The foregoing proposal has been approved.

 

SIGNATURE

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.

                                                Data I/O Corporation

 

May 19, 2014              By _/s/Joel S. Hatlen_________

                                                Joel S. Hatlen

                                                Vice President – Operations & Finance

                                                Chief Financial Officer

                                                Secretary and Treasurer