dspg20160607_8k.htm

 

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 6, 2016

 

DSP GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-35256
(Commission File Number)

94-2683643
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

   
   

161 S. San Antonio Road, Suite 10, Los Altos, CA
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

94022
(Zip Code)

 

408/986-4300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

With a copy to:
Jaclyn Liu, Esq.
Morrison & Foerster 
llp
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

 


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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On June 6, 2016, DSP Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “2016 Annual Meeting”) whereby the stockholders approved amendments to the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) of the Company to eliminate the 66 2/3 voting requirement for removal of a director without cause and the addition of a Delaware forum selection clause. Subsequent to the stockholder approval, the Amendment was filed and accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 7, 2016. A copy of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

At the 2016 Annual Meeting, the following proposals were submitted to a vote of stockholders and the voting results are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2016.

 

1.     Election of seven directors as specifically set forth below, each to serve until the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders:

 

Ofer Elyakim

For: 15,844,507

Withheld: 185,505

Broker Non-Vote: 2,308,637

Thomas A. Lacey

For: 15,669,846

Withheld: 360,166

Broker Non-Vote: 2,308,637

Gabi Seligsohn

For: 15,842,922

Withheld: 187,090

Broker Non-Vote: 2,308,637

Yair Seroussi

For: 15,674,119

Withheld: 355,893

Broker Non-Vote: 2,308,637

Norman P. Taffe

For: 15,846,057

Withheld: 183,955

Broker Non-Vote: 2,308,637

Patrick Tanguy

For: 15,674,119

Withheld: 355,893

Broker Non-Vote: 2,308,637

Kenneth H. Traub

For: 15,645,527

Withheld: 384,485

Broker Non-Vote: 2,308,637

 

2.     Proposal to approve an amendment to the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate 66 2/3 voting requirement for removal of a director without cause:

 

For: 18,011,094

Against: 81,295

Abstain: 176,510

Broker Non-Vote: 69,750

  

 
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3.     Proposal to approve an amendment to the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation to add a provision to designate Delaware Chancery Court as the exclusive forum for certain legal actions:

 

For: 11,850,757

Against:4,003,715

Abstain: 175,540

Broker Non-Vote: 2,308,637

 

4.     Proposal to ratify the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2016:

 

For: 17,532,777

Against: 456,211

Abstain: 349,661

Broker Non-Vote: 0

 

5.     Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officers compensation:

 

For: 15,670,152

Against: 341,050

Abstain: 18,810

Broker Non-Vote: 2,308,637

 

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

3.1     Amendment to Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of DSP Group, Inc., effective as of June 7, 2016.

 

 
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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.

 

 

 

DSP GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:     June 9, 2016

By: 

/s/ Dror Levy 

 

 

Dror Levy
Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary

 

 

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