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): May 13, 2020

 

 

BIOLASE, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

001-36385
(Commission
File Number)

87-0442441
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4 Cromwell
Irvine, California

 

96218

(Address of principal

(Zip Code)

executive offices)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 949-361-1200

 

                                      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:

 

 

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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  

 

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.  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

BIOL

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

(NASDAQ Capital Market)

 

  

 


 

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 13, 2020, Biolase, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the results of the voting on the proposals submitted to stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

 

Proposal 1 – Stockholders elected each of the Company’s seven nominees for director, as set forth below:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

Richard B. Lanman, M.D.

 

18,446,021

 

718,811

 

33,877

 

Jonathan T. Lord, M.D.

 

18,453,131

 

712,101

 

33,477

 

Garret Sato

 

18,458,012

 

715,432

 

25,265

 

Elaine C. Wagner, M.D.

 

18,456,537

 

714,908

 

27,264

 

Todd A. Norbe

 

18,471,959

 

705,284

 

21,466

 

Jess Roper

 

18,479,141

 

690,903

 

28,665

 

Michael C. DiTolla D.D.S.

 

18,485,514

 

689,862

 

23,333

 

 

Proposal 2 – Stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

18,277,303

 

900,486

 

20,920

 

 

Proposal 3 – Stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the BIOLASE, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”), to increase the number of shares available under the 2018 Plan by an additional 7,200,000, as set forth below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

17,144,894

 

2,024,004

 

29,811

 

 

Proposal 4 – Stockholders ratified the terms and issuance of the Series E convertible preferred stock and approved the number of shares issuable upon full conversion of the convertible preferred stock, as set forth below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

18,389,797

 

777,436

 

31,476

 

 

Proposal 5 – Stockholders voted to amend the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 40 million to 180 million shares, as set forth below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

17,454,431

 

1,717,224

 

27,054

 

 

Proposal 6 – Stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020, as set forth below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

18,694,726

 

482,916

 

21,067

 


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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.

 

Dated: May 15, 2020

 

BIOLASE, INC.

 

 

 

By:  

/s/ Todd A. Norbe

 

 

Name: 

Todd A. Norbe

 

 

Title: 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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