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 26, 2016

 

 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.)

 

1350 Division Road, Suite 204, West Warwick, RI 02893

(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.)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 Pegasus Designees

 

Lighting Science Group Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 26, 2016. 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 seven directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). On May 26, 2016 and pursuant to this right, Pegasus elected Sanford R. Climan, Craig Cogut, David Crane, Richard H. Davis, Jr., Joel Haney, General James Jones and Dennis McGill 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 was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders 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 26, 2016. Stockholders voted upon the following matters at the Annual Meeting:

 

 

1.

The election of four directors to serve on the Board, each to serve until the date of the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.

 

 

2.

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year.

 

For additional information concerning the foregoing proposals, please see the descriptions of the proposals in the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2016, each of which are incorporated herein by reference. A total of 178,778,014 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 four directors to the Board, each for a one-year term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until the election and qualification of his successor or his earlier resignation or removal.

 

Nominee

 

Votes Cast For

   

Votes Withheld

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

Edward D. Bednarcik

    162,403,968       1,765,518       14,608,528  

Donald Harkleroad

    162,380,218       1,789,268       14,608,528  

Fredric Maxik

    162,375,264       1,794,222       14,608,528  

Jonathan Rosenbaum

    162,377,972       1,791,514       14,608,528  

 

 

 
 

 

 

Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2016 Fiscal Year

 

The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year.

 

Votes Cast For

   

Votes Against

   

Votes Abstained

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
177,990,454       120,167       667,393       --  

  

 

 
 

 

  

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: May 26, 2016

By:

/s/ Philip J. Ragona

 

 

Name:

Philip J. Ragona

 

 

Title: 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary