UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2014
COPYTELE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-11254 | 11-2622630 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 900 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY | 11747 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 549-5900
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of CopyTele, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on Friday, August 8, 2014 at the law offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP. Stockholders of record at the close of business on June 18, 2014 were entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held. On June 18, 2014, there were 220,407,190 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:
1. To elect six directors nominated by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:
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| For | Withheld |
| Lewis H. Titterton | 88,881,554 | 731,039 |
| Robert A. Berman | 88,885,204 | 727,389 |
| Dr. Amit Kumar | 88,883,704 | 728,889 |
| Bruce F. Johnson | 88,883,204 | 729,389 |
| Dale Fox | 82,048,004 | 7,564,589 |
| Dr. Andrea Belz | 82,045,504 | 7,567,089 |
2. To ratify the appointment of Haskell & White LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2014. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 168,546,784 | 645,350 | 80,513 |
3. To approve a proposed amendment of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's common stock at a ratio of between one-for-two and one-for-twenty five with such ratio to be determined and such reverse stock split to be effected as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 162,213,281 | 6,249,830 | 809,536 |
4. To approve a proposed amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Company from “CopyTele, Inc.” to “ITUS Corporation,” such name change to occur at such time and date, if at all, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 164,449,276 | 3,030,505 | 1,792,866 |
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: August 13, 2014
COPYTELE, INC.
By:/s/ Robert A. Berman
Name: Robert A. Berman
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer