UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 7, 2011
NEULION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-53620 | | 98-0469479 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| | | |
| 1600 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY | | 11803 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(516) 622-8300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As described under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of NeuLion, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 7, 2011, the stockholders of the Company approved a proposed amendment (the “Amendment”) to Article Fifth, Section (B)(7)(i) of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to provide for the redemption payment of any of the Class 3 Preference Shares to be made in US dollars. The Amendment is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on April 29, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Schedule 14A in connection with the Annual Meeting. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (“Certificate of Amendment”), which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The Company filed the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 7, 2011.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Summarized below are final results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting:
| Matters Voted On | For | Against | Abstain | Non Votes |
| Election of eight directors of the Company | | | | |
| John R. Anderson | 48,028,965 | 381,350 | 1,603,558 | 61,101,814 |
| Gabriel A. Battista | 48,008,965 | 401,350 | 1,603,558 | 61,101,814 |
| Shirley Strum Kenny | 48,008,965 | 401,350 | 1,603,558 | 61,101,814 |
| David Kronfeld | 48,040,465 | 369,850 | 1,603,558 | 61,101,814 |
| Nancy Li | 49,451,156 | 554,217 | 8,500 | 61,101,814 |
| G. Scott Paterson | 47,896,098 | 514,217 | 1,603,558 | 61,101,814 |
| Roy E. Reichbach | 47,143,598 | 1,266,717 | 1,603,558 | 61,101,814 |
| Charles B. Wang | 49,472,056 | 534,217 | 7,600 | 61,101,814 |
| | | | | |
To ratify the appointment of Ernst &
Young LLP as the Company’s
independent registered public accountants
for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2011 | 109,126,529 | 389,100 | 1,600,058 | 0 |
| | | | | |
To approve the amendment of the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to
provide for the redemption payment of
any of the Company’s Class 3 Preference
Shares to be made in US dollars | 109,112,279(1) | 388,550 | 1,614,858 | 0 |
| | | | | |
To approve the unallocated options to
acquire shares of the Company’s common
stock under the Company’s Second
Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan,
as amended | 47,070,155 | 1,339,560 | 1,604,158 | 61,101,814 |
| | | | | |
To approve the unallocated stock
appreciation rights under the Company’s
2006 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as
amended | 48,665,213 | 1,339,560 | 9,100 | 61,101,814 |
(1) Includes 100% of the Class 3 Preference Stock.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| Exhibit Number | | Description |
| | | |
| 3.1 | | Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended |
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.
| | NEULION, INC. |
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| Date: June 9, 2011 | By: | /s/ Roy E. Reichbach |
| | | Name: | Roy E. Reichbach |
| | | Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
