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 28, 2015

 

Lighting Science Group Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

000-20354

(Commission File Number)

 

23-2596710

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1830 Penn Street, Melbourne, Florida 32901

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (321) 779-5520

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Election of Zouk Designee

 

Lighting Science Group Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 28, 2015. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of the Company’s Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, as of the date of the Annual Meeting, Cleantech Europe II (A) LP (“Cleantech A”) and Cleantech Europe II (B) LP (“Cleantech B” and, together with Cleantech A, “Zouk”) had the right to elect one director to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). On May 28, 2015 and pursuant to this right, Zouk elected Samer Salty as a director of the Company (a “Series H Director”) to serve on behalf of the holders of the Company’s Series H Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series H Director may serve a one-year term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2016 and until the election and qualification of his successor or his earlier resignation or removal.

 

Election of Pegasus Designees

 

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of the Company’s Series I Convertible Preferred Stock, as of the date of the Annual Meeting, Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P. (“Pegasus Capital” and collectively with its affiliates, “Pegasus”) had the right to elect six directors to serve on the Board. On May 28, 2015 and pursuant to this right, Pegasus elected Seth Bernstein, Sanford R. Climan, Craig Cogut, Richard H. Davis, Jr., General James Jones and Jonathan Rosenbaum as directors of the Company (each, a “Series I Director”) to serve on behalf of the holders of the Company’s Series I Convertible Preferred Stock. Each Series I Director may serve a one-year term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2016 and until the election and qualification of his successor or his earlier resignation or removal.

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

As disclosed in Item 5.02 above, the Company held the Annual Meeting on May 28, 2015. As of March 30, 2015, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), there were 212,003,605 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding, with each such share being entitled to one vote. The Company also had 113,608.52 shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, 62,365 shares of Series I Convertible Preferred Stock and 70,000 shares of Series J Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, none of which were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (except for those preferred stockholders that have a right to designate directors at the Annual Meeting).

 

A total of 175,493,135 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The number of votes cast for, against, or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each matter is set forth below.

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

The stockholders elected five directors to the Board, each for a one-year term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2016 and until the election and qualification of his respective successors or his earlier resignation or removal.

 

Nominee

Votes Cast For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Edward D. Bednarcik

161,954,708

2,156,131

--

Donald Harkleroad

161,913,730

2,197,109

--

Fredric Maxik

161,961,635

2,149,204

--

Dennis McGill

161,905,566

2,205,273

--

Leon Wagner

161,929,992

2,180,847

--

 

Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Accounting Firm for the 2015 Fiscal Year

 

The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the 2015 fiscal year.

 

Votes Cast For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

175,101,166

161,579

230,390

--

 

 

 

 
 

 

  

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.

 

 

Lighting Science Group Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: June 2, 2015

By:

/s/ Edward D. Bednarcik

 

 

Name:

Edward D. Bednarcik

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer