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)

 

June 23, 2017

 

 

 

TEARLAB CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-51030   59-343-4771
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

9980 Huennekens St., Ste 100

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(858) 455-6006

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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Item 1.02 Termination of Material Definitive Agreement

 

On June 23, 2017, TearLab Corporation (the “Company,” “we,” or “us”) entered into a mutual termination of the Amended and Restated Cooperative Marketing Agreement with PRN Physician Recommended Nutriceuticals LLC (“PRN”) pursuant to which the Company and PRN were jointly promoting PRN’s proprietary omega-3 formulations, including Dry Eye Omega Benefits®. The termination is effective immediately, and all amounts due to the Company will be paid by June 30, 2017.

 

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

 

We held our 2017 annual meeting of stockholders on June 23, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 5,735,732 shares of our common stock outstanding as the record date of April 28, 2017, 4,176,304 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, constituting approximately 72.81% of the outstanding shares of common stock. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the votes cast with respect to each such matter are set forth below:

 

1. Election of Directors. Each of the following nominees was elected to serve as a director, to hold office until our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified based on the following results of voting:

 

Nominee  Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
Elias Vamvakas  1,734,819   277,701   2,163,784 
Joseph Jensen  1,734,882   277,638   2,163,784 
Anthony E. Altig  1,734,882   277,638   2,163,784 
Thomas N. Davidson, Jr.  1,734,482   278,038   2,163,784 
Adrienne L. Graves  1,734,607   277,913   2,163,784 
Paul M. Karpecki  1,734,882   277,638   2,163,784 
Richard L. Lindstrom  1,734,450   278,070   2,163,784 
Donald E. Rindell  1,734,282   278,238   2,163,784 
Brock J. Wright  1,734,450   278,070   2,163,784 

 

2. Approval of Amendment and Restatement of 2002 Stock Incentive Plan. The amendment and restatement of our 2002 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 350,000 shares was approved based on the following results of voting:

 

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
1,276,354   730,188   5,978   2,163,784 

 

3.Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified based on the following results of voting:

 

For   Against   Abstentions 
 4,108,689    17,595    50,020 

 

4.Advisory Vote on Approval of Executive Compensation. On an advisory (non-binding) basis, the stockholders approved the compensation of our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2016 as disclosed in our proxy statement:

 

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
 1,709,347    299,465    3,708    2,163,784 

 

   
  

 

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.

 

  TEARLAB CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Wes Brazell
    Wes Brazell
    Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: June 27, 2017