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): April 27, 2016
SYMMETRY SURGICAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 3842 | 47-1523659 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S.Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
3034 Owen Drive
Antioch, Tennessee 37013
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(800) 251-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters of a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Symmetry Surgical Inc. was held on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 9 a.m. EDT. The Board of Directors fixed the close of business on February 29, 2016 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournment thereof. On this record date, there were outstanding and entitled to vote 10,731,139 shares of Common Stock. A total of 8,898,886, representing 82.92% of outstanding shares, were voted at the Annual Meeting. There were three issues proposed for vote by the stockholders:
Proposal 1 - Election of Class II Directors. Voting for the Class II Directors elected to serve for a term of three years is summarized as follows:
| Craig Reynolds | For | 7,742,364 |
| Withheld | 216,153 | |
| James S. Burns | For | 7,444,804 |
| Withheld | 513,713 | |
Proposal 2 – Ratification and Approval of the appointment of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors of the Company for Fiscal 2016. Voting on this proposal is summarized as follows:
| For | 8,884,884 |
| Against | 13,191 |
| Abstain | 811 |
Proposal 3 – Approval of the Amendment No.1 to the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. Voting on this proposal is summarized as follows:
| For | 7,766,551 |
| Against | 170,908 |
| Abstain | 21,058 |
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.
| Symmetry Surgical Inc. | |
| /s/ Thomas J. Sullivan | |
| Date: April 27, 2016 | Name: Thomas J. Sullivan |
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |