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): August 30, 2018
PRESBIA PLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Ireland (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-36824 (Commission File Number) | 98-1162329 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
120/121 Baggot Street Lower
Dublin 2 Ireland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
+353 (1) 659 9446
Registrant's Telephone Number
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Equity Plan Amendment
On August 30, 2018, at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Presbia PLC (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Presbia PLC Incentive Plan, as amended (as amended by the Plan Amendment, the “Amended Plan”), which increases the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Amended Plan by 300,000 ordinary shares to 2,500,000 ordinary shares. The Company’s board of directors had previously approved the Plan Amendments, subject to stockholder approval, and the Plan Amendments became effective upon such stockholder approval.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 30, 2018, Presbia PLC (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted on the proposals set forth below, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2018. The final voting results are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
By separate resolutions, elect to our Board of Directors (the "Board") to serve as directors until the conclusion of the annual general meeting of shareholders held in 2019 the following individuals nominated by our Board.
Each of the following persons received the number of votes set opposite such person's name:
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| For | Against | Abstain | Non Votes |
Gerd Auffarth | 15,197,309 | 15,591 | 21,267 | 1,574,412 |
Robert Cresci | 15,184,369 | 49,698 | 100 | 1,574,412 |
Gerald Farrell | 15,202,520 | 10,380 | 21,267 | 1,574,412 |
Zohar Loshitzer | 15,184,169 | 49,898 | 100 | 1,574,412 |
Richard Ressler | 15,140,143 | 93,924 | 100 | 1,574,412 |
Mark Yung | 13,886,291 | 1,347,776 | 100 | 1,574,412 |
PROPOSAL 2 - Ratify, in a non-binding advisory vote, the appointment of Squar Milner LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Presbia PLC with respect to Presbia's U.S. financial statements and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Audit Committee of the Board to set such auditor's remuneration.
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For | Against | Abstain | Non Votes |
16,606,298 | 190,496 | 11,785 | 0 |
PROPOSAL 3- Ratify, in a non-binding advisory vote, the appointment of Moore Stephens LLP as the independent statutory auditor of Presbia PLC with respect to Presbia's Irish financial statements and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Audit Committee of the Board to set such auditor's remuneration.
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For | Against | Abstain | Non Votes |
16,585,131 | 190,496 | 32,952 | 0 |
PROPOSAL 4 -To adopt an amendment to the Presbia Incentive Plan to increase the number of ordinary shares available for awards thereunder.
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For | Against | Abstain | Non Votes |
13,946,874 | 1,266,126 | 21,167 | 1,574,412 |
PROPOSAL 5 - To renew the board of directors existing authority under Irish law to allot and issue ordinary shares.
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For | Against | Abstain | Non Votes |
15,929,975 | 857,437 | 21,167 | 0 |
PROPOSAL 6 - To renew the board of directors' existing authority under Irish law to allot and issue ordinary shares for cash without first offering those ordinary shares to existing shareholders pursuant to the statutory pre-emptive right that would otherwise apply.
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For | Against | Abstain | Non Votes |
15,159,164 | 53,536 | 21,467 | 1,574,412 |
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.
| | | PRESBIA PLC |
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| | | By: /s/ Richard T. Fogarty |
| | | Name: Richard T. Fogarty |
| | | Title: Chief Accounting Officer |
Dated: September 6, 2018