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 23, 2015
VUZIX CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-35955 | 04-3392453 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2166 Brighton Henrietta Townline Road, Rochester, New York 14623
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zipcode)
(585) 359-5900
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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.
On June 23, 2015, Vuzix Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders at the Doubletree Hotel at 1111 Jefferson Road, Rochester, New York. At the annual meeting, Paul J. Travers, Grant Russell, William Lee, Alexander Ruckdaeschel and Michael Scott were each elected as directors of the Company to serve until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified, and stockholders ratified the board of directors’ appointment of Freed Maxick, CPAs, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015. The final voting results on these matters were as follows:
| 1. | Election of Directors: |
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Paul J. Travers | 11,660,066 | 13,372 | 4,322,991 | |||
| Grant Russell | 11,652,947 | 20,491 | 4,322,991 | |||
| William Lee | 11,579,074 | 94,364 | 4,322,991 | |||
| Alexander Ruckdaeschel | 11,579,007 | 94,431 | 4,322,991 | |||
| Michael Scott | 11,579,607 | 93,831 | 4,322,991 |
| 2. | Ratification of appointment of Freed Maxick, CPAs, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | |||
| 15,165,899 | 785,244 | 45,286 |
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.
| Date: June 24, 2015 | VUZIX CORPORATION | |
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By: |
/s/ Paul J. Travers | |
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Paul J. Travers President and Chief Executive Officer | ||