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: April 22, 2014
(Date of earliest event reported)
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-7928
| Delaware | 94-1381833 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
1000 Alfred Nobel Dr.
Hercules, California 94547
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(510) 724-7000
(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:
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| ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 22, 2014. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of those votes are set forth below. | |
1. Each of the nominated directors was elected and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in the respective class of Common Stock, as follows: | |||||||
| Class of | |||||||
| Common Stock | Votes | Votes | Votes | Broker | |||
| to Elect | For | Against | Abstaining | Non-Votes | |||
| Louis Drapeau | Class A | 12,416,236 | 7,838,817 | 52,687 | 1,717,551 | ||
| Robert M. Malchione | Class A | 19,815,190 | 440,101 | 52,449 | 1,717,551 | ||
| Deborah J. Neff | Class B | 4,824,166 | 7,731 | 10 | 173,050 | ||
| Alice N. Schwartz | Class B | 4,821,219 | 10,678 | 10 | 173,050 | ||
| Norman Schwartz | Class B | 4,821,219 | 10,678 | 10 | 173,050 | ||
| 2. The proposal to select KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock, as follows: | |||||||
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Broker | ||||
| For | Against | Abstaining | Non-Votes | ||||
| 7,181,040 | 21,046 | 5,400 | – | ||||
| 3. The proposal to amend the Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 2007 Incentive Award Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for sale thereunder by 600,000 and amend the performance criteria included thereunder was approved and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock, as follows: | |||||||
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Broker | ||||
| For | Against | Abstaining | Non-Votes | ||||
| 6,555,515 | 213,811 | 93,355 | 344,805 | ||||
4. The advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock, as follows: | |||||||
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Broke | ||||
| For | Against | Abstaining | Non-Votes | ||||
| 6,555,049 | 186,326 | 121,306 | 344,805 | ||||
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.
| BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. | |||||
| Date: | April 25, 2014 | By: | /s/ Christine A. Tsingos | ||
| Christine A. Tsingos | |||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||||