UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 8, 2010
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WORLD HEART CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | | 000-28882 | | 52-2247240 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4750 Wiley Post Way, Suite 120 Salt Lake City, Utah USA | | | | 84116 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | | | (Zip Code) |
(801) 355-6255
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
The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of World Heart Corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 8, 2010. Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and there was no solicitation in opposition to the Board’s solicitation. There were 14,730,991 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and a total of 11,048,151 shares of common stock were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. The final votes on the proposals presented at the meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1
These seven nominees were elected as Board of Directors, to serve until the next annual meeting and their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following vote:
| Nominees | | For | | | Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Jeani Delagardelle | | 11,045,222 | | | 2,903 | | | 26 | |
| Michael Sumner Estes | | 11,044,254 | | | 3,871 | | | 26 | |
| William C. Garriock | | 11,043,206 | | | 4,919 | | | 26 | |
| Anders D. Hove | | 11,045,154 | | | 2,971 | | | 26 | |
| Eugene B. Jones | | 11,045,154 | | | 2,971 | | | 26 | |
| John Alexander Martin | | 11,044,154 | | | 3,971 | | | 26 | |
| Austin W. Marxe | | 11,044,254 | | | 3,871 | | | 26 | |
Proposal 2
The selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was ratified by the following vote:
| For | | | Against | | | Abstain | |
| 11,045,222 | | | 2,903 | | | 26 | |
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.
| Date: June 14, 2010 | | |
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| | | WORLD HEART CORPORATION |
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| | By: | /s/ Morgan R. Brown |
| | Name: | Morgan R. Brown |
| | Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
