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): June 7, 2018

 

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-37854   99-0367049

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1414 Harbour Way South, Suite 1201

Richmond, California 94804

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(510) 984-1761

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Registrant’s former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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

 

On June 7, 2018, Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “our”) held our annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Richmond, California. Of the 60,354,941 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 48,698,757 shares were present at the Annual Meeting either in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The following provides a summary of the votes cast for the proposals on which our stockholders voted at the Annual Meeting:

 

Proposal 1. The election of six directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2019 and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

The results of the vote were as follows:

 

Name of Director  VOTES
FOR
   VOTES
WITHHELD
   BROKER
NON-VOTES
 
Steven Sherman   24,999,143    404,518    23,295,096 
Jack Peurach   25,062,157    341,504    23,295,096 
Ted Wang, Ph. D.   24,363,142    1,040,519    23,295,096 
Marilyn Hamilton   25,032,182    371,479    23,295,096 
Charles Li, Ph. D.   24,981,466    422,195    23,295,096 
Stanley Stern   25,031,113    372,548    23,295,096 

 

Proposal 2. The ratification of the amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation approved by the stockholders of the Company on December 21, 2017 to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 71,428,571 shares to 141,428,571 shares.

 

The results of the vote were as follows:

 

VOTES FOR:   41,224,976 
VOTES AGAINST:   6,931,910 
VOTES ABSTAINED:   541,871 
BROKER NON-VOTES:    

 

Proposal 3. The ratification of an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan approved by the stockholders on December 21, 2017 to increase the number of shares available for grant under such plan from 4,714,285 shares to 9,114,285 shares.

 

The results of the vote were as follows:

 

VOTES FOR:   24,074,890 
VOTES AGAINST:   1,228,271 
VOTES ABSTAINED:   100,500 
BROKER NON-VOTES:   23,295,096 

 

Proposal 4. The ratification of the appointment of OUM & Co., LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2018.

 

The results of the vote were as follows:

 

VOTES FOR:   46,838,674 
VOTES AGAINST:   1,289,354 
VOTES ABSTAINED:   570,729 
BROKER NON-VOTES:    

 

 

 

 

Proposal 5. The approval, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement dated April 30, 2018 for the Annual Meeting.

 

The results of the vote were as follows:

 

VOTES FOR:   24,245,690 
VOTES AGAINST:   873,209 
VOTES ABSTAINED:   284,762 
BROKER NON-VOTES:   23,295,096 

 

Consistent with the stated preference of a majority of the Company’s stockholders who cast votes at the Annual Meeting, our Board of Directors has determined that it will include an advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation, which is required to occur no later than the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

Proposal 6. The approval, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, of whether a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years.

 

The results of the vote were as follows:

 

ONE YEAR:   24,294,820 
TWO YEARS:   499,849 
THREE YEARS:   381,254 
VOTES ABSTAINED:   227,738 
BROKER NON-VOTES:   23,295,096 

  

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  EKSO BIONICS HOLDINGS, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Maximilian Scheder-Bieschin
  Name: Maximilian Scheder-Bieschin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: June 12, 2018