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) | April 25, 2012 |
Crossroads Systems, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
| Delaware | 001-15331 | 74-2846643 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11000 North Mo-Pac Expressway Austin, Texas | 78759 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(512) 349-0300
(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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The registrant held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 25, 2012. The following is a summary of each matter voted upon at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
At the meeting, the registrant’s stockholders elected a board of directors consisting of five members to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting, until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death or resignation. The voting results were as follows:
| Name of Director | | | For | | | | Withheld | |
| Don Pearce | | | 2,628,670 | | | | 105,210 | |
| Elliott Brackett | | | 2,724,744 | | | | 9,136 | |
| Joseph Hartnett | | | 2,724,744 | | | | 9,136 | |
| Steven Ledger | | | 2,599,919 | | | | 133,961 | |
| Robert Sims | | | 2,727,844 | | | | 6,036 | |
There were 4,720,808 broker non-votes.
Proposal 2. Ratification of Independent Public Accounting Firm
At the meeting, the registrant’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PMB Helin Donovan, LLP as the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2012. The voting results were as follows:
| | For | | | | Against | | | | Abstain | |
| | 7,374,211 | | | | 80,423 | | | | 54 | |
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: May 1, 2012 | CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. | |
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| | By: | /s/ Jennifer Crane | |
| | | Jennifer Crane | |
| | | Chief Financial Officer | |
