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) September 5, 2014

 

Retractable Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

 

001-16465

 

75-2599762

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

511 Lobo Lane, Little Elm, Texas

 

75068-0009

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (972) 294-1010

 

None

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Retractable Technologies, Inc. was held on September 5, 2014.  Abstentions are considered present for purposes of calculating the vote but are not considered to have been voted in favor of the matters voted upon and broker non-votes are not considered present for purposes of calculating the votes.

 

The final voting results are as follows:

 

Proposal 1: The Election of Four Class 2 Directors

 

All Directors nominated by the Board of Directors were elected.  Voting results are shown in the table below.

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Abstentions and
Broker Non-Votes

 

CLASS 2 DIRECTORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas J. Shaw

 

16,596,767

 

235,985

 

0

 

Douglas W. Cowan

 

16,371,686

 

461,066

 

0

 

Clarence Zierhut

 

16,392,462

 

440,290

 

0

 

Walter O. Bigby, Jr.

 

16,392,621

 

440,131

 

0

 

 

Proposal 2: Amendments to the 2008 Stock Option Plan

 

The shareholders approved amendments to the 2008 Stock Option Plan.  Voting results are shown in the table below.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

16,049,496

 

771,211

 

12,045

 

0

 

 

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:  September 9, 2014

 

RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BY:

/s/ Douglas W. Cowan

 

 

 

DOUGLAS W. COWAN

 

 

 

VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

 

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