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): February 4, 2016
GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-13601
| Texas | 76-0447780 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
7007 Pinemont Drive, Houston, TX 77040
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(713) 986-4444
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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 (“Annual Meeting”) of Geospace Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) was held on February 4, 2016 in Houston, Texas. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as follows:
Proposal 1:
Mr. Edgar R. Giesinger, Mr. William H. Moody and Mr. Gary D. Owens were elected as directors to serve for a three-year term expiring in 2019 and Mr. Walter Wheeler was elected as a director to serve for a one-year term expiring in 2017. The voting details are as follows:
| For | Withheld Authority | Non Vote | ||||||||||
| Edgar R. Giesinger |
9,977,943 | 178,921 | 1,545,817 | |||||||||
| William H. Moody |
9,063,460 | 1,093,404 | 1,545,817 | |||||||||
| Gary D. Owens |
9,127,733 | 1,029,131 | 1,545,817 | |||||||||
| Walter R. Wheeler |
9,955,256 | 201,608 | 1,545,817 | |||||||||
Proposal 2:
Proposal 2 was a proposal to ratify the appointment by the audit committee of the board of directors of BDO USA, LLP, independent public accountants, as auditors for the year ending September 30, 2016. This proposal was approved and the voting details are as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 11,592,593 | 106,445 | 3,643 |
Proposal 3:
Proposal 3 was a proposal to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation, as described in the proxy materials. This proposal was approved and the voting details are as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non Vote | |||
| 9,764,754 |
372,815 | 19,295 | 1,545,817 |
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.
| GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: February 5, 2016 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas T. McEntire | |||||
| Thomas T. McEntire | ||||||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||||||