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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) – June 24, 2014

 

VUZIX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

000-53846 04-3392453
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2166 Brighton Henrietta Townline Road, Rochester, New York 14623

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zipcode)

 

(585) 359-5900

(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 5.03  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On June 30, 2014, Vuzix Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State. The Certificate of Amendment reduced the authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 700,000,000 shares to 100,000,000 shares.

 

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

 

(a) On June 24, 2014, Vuzix Corporation held its annual meeting of stockholders at the Doubletree Hotel at 1111 Jefferson Road, Rochester, New York.

 

(b) Paul J. Travers, Grant Russell, William Lee, Alexander Ruckdaeschel and Michael Scott were each elected as directors of Vuzix Corporation to serve until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified. The stockholders also ratified the board of directors’ appointment of EFP Rotenberg, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014 and the other matters listed below. The final voting results on these matters were as follows:

 

1.  Election of Directors:

 

Name   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Paul J. Travers   4,450,580   32,273   2,256,096
Grant Russell   4,451,224   31,629   2,256,096
William Lee   4,444,019              38,834   2,256,096
Alexander Ruckdaeschel   4,434,036   48,817   2,256,096
Michael Scott           4,444,836   38,017   2,256,096

 

2.  Ratification of appointment of EFP Rotenberg, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstained
6,644,759   28,387   65,803

 

3.  Ratification of the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles to reduce the number of authorized common shares from 700,000,000 to 100,000,000 shares, with no proportional adjustment in the par value of those shares, which shall remain $0.001 per share:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
6,583,604   146,415   8,930   0

 

4.  Ratification of Vuzix Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
4,419,838   57,992   5,023   2,256,096

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
   
3.1 Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 30, 2014.

 

 

 
 

 

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: June 30, 2014 VUZIX CORPORATION
 

 

By:

 

/s/ Paul J. Travers

   

Paul J. Travers

President and Chief Executive Officer