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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): July 26, 2016

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware

001-33938

52-0729657

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification

Number)

 

11126 McCormick Road, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(410) 229-1000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 26, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company approved the Third Amended and Restated 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “Third Amended and Restated 1994 Plan”), as noted in Item 5.07 below.  The Third Amended and Restated 1994 Plan reflects amendments to, and the amendment and restatement of, the Second Amended and Restated 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan, as previously amended, to among other things, extend the date through which new awards may be granted to July 21, 2021 and increase the maximum number of shares available for award by 650,000, to 4,203,125.

 

The preceding summary is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Amended and Restated 1994 Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 5.07. Submission of  Matters to a  Vote of  Security  Holders.

 

As noted above, the Company’s Annual Meeting was held on July 26, 2016, at its offices in Timonium, Maryland. Of the 8,309,241 shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 7,834,620 shares, or 94.3% of the total shares eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, were represented in person or by proxy. Four proposals were properly submitted to the shareholders for a vote at the Annual Meeting. These proposals are described as Proposal Nos. 1, 2,  3 and 4 in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission in anticipation of the Annual Meeting. No other proposals were properly presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast "for" or "against" each matter and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter, both in person and by proxy.

 

Proposal No.1 - Election of Directors. Each of Robert B. Barnhill, Jr., Jay G. Baitler, John D. Beletic, Benn Konsynski, Ph.D, Dennis J. Shaughnessy and Morton F. Zifferer, Jr. were elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2017 and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director

 

Votes FOR

 

Votes WITHHELD

 

Broker Non-Votes

Robert B. Barnhill, Jr.

 

6,844,581

 

76,923

 

913,116

Jay G. Baitler        

 

6,848,960

 

72,544

 

913,116

John D. Beletic

 

6,842,661

 

78,843

 

913,116

Benn Konsynski, PH.D

 

6,837,261

 

84,243

 

913,116

Dennis J. Shaughnessy

 

6,845,761

 

75,743

 

913,116

Morton F. Zifferer, Jr.

 

6,842,861

 

78,643

 

913,116

 

Proposal No.2 - Ratify Independent Registered Public Accountants. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017 was ratified, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

FOR

 

7,822,498

AGAINST

 

7,421

ABSTAIN

 

4,701

 

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Proposal No.3 - Third Amended and Restated 19940 Plan. The shareholders voted to approve the Third Amended and Restated 1994 Plan, as follows:

 

 

 

 

FOR

5,927,372

AGAINST

981,657

ABSTAIN

12,475

BROKER NON-VOTES

913,116

 

Proposal No.4  Approval of Third Amended and Restated 1994 Plan for Purposes of Section 162(m). The shareholders voted to approve the specific performance criteria of the Third Amended and Restated 1994 Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, as follows:

 

 

 

 

FOR

5,944,399

AGAINST

964,430

ABSTAIN

12,675

BROKER NON-VOTES

913,116

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

    Description

 

10.1

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated Third Amended and Restated 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Aric M. Spitulnik

 

Aric M. Spitulnik

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

Dated: July 27, 2016

 

 

 

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Exhibit Index

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

    Description

 

10.1

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated Third Amended and Restated 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan.

 

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