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):   May 7, 2015

TransEnterix, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 0-19437 11-2962080
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
635 Davis Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, North Carolina   27560
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   919-765-8400

Not Applicable
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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.

On May 7, 2015, TransEnterix, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2015 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the total number of shares represented in person or by proxy was 52,687,529 of the 64,438,460 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the record date, March 20, 2015. The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

1. Election of Directors. The following named persons were elected as Directors of the Company to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2016 or until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes cast were as follows:

                 
Director Nominee
  For   Vote Withheld
 
               
Paul A. LaViolette
    51,893,699       793,830  
 
               
Todd M. Pope
    52,619,681       67,848  
 
               
Dennis J. Dougherty
    52,547,483       140,046  
 
               
Jane H. Hsiao
    48,315,919       4,371,610  
 
               
William N. Kelley
    52,622,999       64,530  
 
               
Aftab R. Kherani
    51,879,469       808,060  
 
               
David B. Milne
    52,621,281       66,248  
 
               
Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr.
    52,551,173       136,356  
 
               
William N. Starling
    51,897,547       789,982  
 
               

Director nominee R. Scott Heunnekens withdrew his candidacy prior to the Annual Meeting.

2. Say on Pay. The stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2014, as described in the proxy statement in accordance with Regulation S-K, Item 402. The stockholder vote was as follows:

     
52,157,811 Votes
  FOR the resolution
271,830 Votes
  AGAINST the resolution
257,888 Votes
  ABSTAIN

3. Amendment and Restatement of the Incentive Compensation Plan. The stockholders voted to approve the amendment and restatement of the 2007 Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) to (1) increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by 7,000,000 shares; (2) extend the term of the Plan until May 7, 2025; and (3) make other changes and updates to the Plan. The stockholder vote was as follows:

     
47,812,913 Votes
  FOR the resolution
4,571,636 Votes
  AGAINST the resolution
302,980 Votes
  ABSTAIN


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.

         
    TransEnterix, Inc.
          
May 8, 2015   By:   /s/ Joseph P. Slattery
       
        Name: Joseph P. Slattery
        Title: EVP and CFO