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 14, 2015
Cynosure, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-51623 | 04-3125110 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5 Carlisle Road, Westford, MA | 01886 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 256-4200
(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
Cynosure, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 14, 2015. At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected both of the director nominees, approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of named executive officers, and ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.
Holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock elected Brian M. Barefoot and Thomas H. Robinson to serve as the Company’s Class I Classified Directors until the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.
The matters acted upon at the 2015 Annual Meeting, and the voting tabulation for each matter, are as follows:
| Proposal 1: | The election of two Class I Classified Directors for the next three years. |
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Brian M. Barefoot |
16,076,151 | 2,540,852 | 1,559,763 | |||||||||
| Thomas H. Robinson |
10,086,545 | 8,530,458 | 1,559,763 | |||||||||
| Proposal 2: | The non-binding approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, executive compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosure in the Company’s proxy statement. |
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstaining |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 9,284,957 | 9,257,042 | 75,004 | 1,559,763 |
| Proposal 3: | Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Cynosure’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstaining | ||
| 19,923,780 | 236,212 | 16,774 |
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.
| CYNOSURE, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 18, 2015 | By: | /s/ Timothy W. Baker | ||||
| Timothy W. Baker President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||