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): March 10, 2016
| BIOANALYTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Indiana | 0-23357 | 35-1345024 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
|
2701 KENT AVENUE WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA |
47906-1382 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (765) 463-4527
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:
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On March 10, 2016, Bioanalytical Systems Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders at its corporate offices located at 2701 Kent Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906. A total of 4,893,633 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the meeting in person or by proxy. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting.
| a.) | Two Class I members of the Board of Directors were elected to serve three-year terms ending in 2019 with the following votes cast: |
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||
| Larry S. Boulet | 1,173,839 | 948,854 | 2,770,940 | |||
| A. Charlene Sullivan, Ph.D. | 997,665 | 1,125,028 | 2,770,940 |
| b.) | The appointment of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2016 was ratified by the following shareholder vote: |
| Vote Type | Voted |
| For | 4,775,718 |
| Against | 107,697 |
| Abstain | 10,218 |
| c.) | The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers passed with the following votes cast: |
| Vote Type | Voted |
| For | 717,626 |
| Against | 193,992 |
| Abstain | 157,585 |
| Broker Non-Vote | 3,824,430 |
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.
| Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. | ||
| Date: March 16, 2016 | By: | /s/ Jeff Potrzebowski |
|
Jeff Potrzebowski | ||
| Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance | ||