UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 4, 2017 (August 3, 2017)
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ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-32919 | 20-3672603 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
12300 Grant Street Thornton, Colorado | 80241 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 872-5000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on August 3, 2017. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of one Class 3 director to serve until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and their successors have been elected and qualified.
Nominee | Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Victor Lee | 1,478,934,728 | 176,208,395 | 2,682,238,674 |
The director nominee was duly elected.
Mr. Winston Xu (Xu Biao), also a director whose term was ending, retired from the board at the completion of the 2017 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 2 - Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
3,910,570,742 | 386,165,561 | 40,645,494 | 0 |
Proposal 2 was approved.
Proposal 3 - Non-binding advisory approval of the compensation of our executive officers.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
1,380,435,083 | 207,586,439 | 67,121,601 | 2,682,238,674 |
Proposal 3 was approved.
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.
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||||||
August 4, 2017 | By: | /s/ Victor Lee | ||||||
Name: Victor Lee | ||||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||