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
September 6, 2013
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CRAILAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia | 000-50367 | 98-0359306 |
305-4420 Chatterton Way | V8X 5J2 |
(250) 658-8582
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 9, 2013, Crailar Technologies Inc. (the "Company") announced that the board of directors (the "Board") approved an advance notice policy (the "Advance Notice Policy") on September 6, 2013. The Advance Notice Policy includes, among other things, a provision that requires advance notice be given to the Company in circumstances where nominations of persons for election to the Board are made by shareholders of the Company other than pursuant to: (i) a requisition of a meeting made pursuant to the provisions of theBusiness Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Act"); or (ii) a shareholder proposal made pursuant to the provisions of the Act.
Additionally, the Advance Notice Policy sets a deadline by which holders of record of common shares of the Company must submit director nominations to the Company prior to any annual or special meeting of shareholders, sets forth the information that a shareholder must include in the notice to the Company, and establishes the form in which the shareholder must submit the notice for that notice to be in proper written form.
In the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, notice to the Company must be made not less than 30 days nor more than 65 days prior to the date of the annual meeting. However, in the event that the annual meeting is to be held on a date that is less than 40 days after the date on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice may be made not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following such public announcement.
In the case of a special meeting of shareholders (which is not also an annual meeting) notice to the Company must be made not later than the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting was made.
The Advance Notice Policy is in full force and effect as of the date it was approved. At the Company's 2013 annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting"), which is scheduled to be held on November 6, 2013, shareholders of the Company will, among other things, be asked to approve an alteration to the Company's articles to include the provisions of the Advance Notice Policy (the "Alteration"). If the shareholders approve the Alteration then the Advance Notice Policy will terminate following the termination of the Meeting and will be concurrently superseded by the Alteration. If the shareholders do not approve the Alteration then the Advance Notice Policy will terminate and be of no further force and effect following the termination of the Meeting.
For purposes of the Meeting, in accordance with the terms of the Advance Notice Policy, the Board has determined that notice of nominations of persons for election to the Board at the Meeting must be made by October 7, 2013. Such notice must be in the form, and given in the manner, prescribed by the Advance Notice Policy, to Larisa Harrison, the Corporate Secretary of the Company, at the principal executive offices of the Company at Suite 305, 4420 Chatterton Way, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8X 5J2.
The full text of the Advance Notice Policy is available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. and is attached as Exhibit 20.1 hereto.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired
Not applicable.
(b) Pro forma Financial Information
Not applicable.
(c) Shell Company Transaction
Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description |
20.1 | Advance Notice Policy, dated September 6, 2013 |
99.1 | Press Release dated September 9, 2013 |
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.
CRAILAR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | |
Date: September 9, 2013 | /s/ Guy Prevost |
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