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): May 18, 2017

 

 

 

Energous Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36379   46-1318953

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.) 

         

3590 North First Street, Suite 210

San Jose, California

 
95134
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(408) 963-0200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

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

 

On May 18, 2017, Energous Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

The matters described below were voted on at the Annual Meeting and the numbers of votes cast with respect to each matter and with respect to the election of directors were as indicated:

 

(1)  Holders of the Company’s common stock voted to elect six members of the Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified as follows:

 

Name   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes  
Stephen R. Rizzone   5,062,795   342,153   9,872,581  
Michael Leabman   4,886,109   518,839   9,872,581  
Martin Cooper   4,902,038   502,910   9,872,581  
John R. Gaulding   5,067,503   337,445   9,872,581  
Robert J. Griffin   4,898,303   506,645   9,872,581  
Rex S. Jackson   5,358,483   46,465   9,872,581  

 

(2)  Holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as its principal independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 as follows:

 

Shares voted in favor:   15,085,970  
Shares voted against:   95,795  
Shares abstaining:   95,764  
       

  

 

 

 

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.

 

  ENERGOUS CORPORATION
   
Date: May 19, 2017 By:  

/s/ Brian Sereda

      Brian Sereda
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer