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 2, 2011
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 001-32976 | | 33-0675808 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
68 Elm Street, Hopkinton, Massachusetts | | 01748 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(508) 435-9500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 2, 2011, Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at its offices in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. As of April 15, 2011, the record date for the meeting, the Company had 52,479,178 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. Of these shares, 49,318,792 were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted:
1. To elect one director to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| | No. of Shares | |
| | | | | | | | Broker | |
| | For | | Withheld | | Abstain | | Non-vote | |
Allan L. Comstock | | 43,223,908 | | 654,552 | | 0 | | 5,440,332 | |
2. To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of Caliper for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
No. of Shares | |
| | | | | | Broker | |
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Non-vote | |
48,930,378 | | 349,678 | | 38,736 | | 0 | |
3. To approve the 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
No. of Shares | |
| | | | | | Broker | |
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Non-vote | |
42,983,779 | | 382,384 | | 512,297 | | 5,440,332 | |
4. To vote in an advisory capacity on the compensation of Caliper’s named executive officers.
No. of Shares | |
| | | | | | Broker | |
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Non-vote | |
41,388,221 | | 2,415,588 | | 74,651 | | 5,440,332 | |
5. To vote in an advisory capacity on the frequency of holding advisory votes on the compensation of Caliper’s named executive officers.
No. of Shares | |
| | | | | | | | Broker | |
1 Year | | 2 Years | | 3 Years | | Abstain | | Non-vote | |
15,101,507 | | 25,913,799 | | 2,633,655 | | 229,499 | | 5,440,332 | |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. |
| |
June 3, 2011 | By: | /s/ Peter F. McAree |
| | |
| | Peter F. McAree |
| | Senior Vice President and CFO |
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