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): December 15, 2017
Comarco, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
000-05449
(Commission File Number)
| California | 95-2088894 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA | 92677 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 599-7400
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Comarco, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on December 15, 2017. At that Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following three proposals: (i) the election of five directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected; (ii) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officer and; (iii) the ratification of the appointment of Squar Milner LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018. Only shareholders of record as of November 13, 2017 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.
The results of the voting on each of the three proposals at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors. At the Annual Meeting a total of five candidates were nominated for election to the Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected. Each shareholder was entitled to cast a number of votes equal to the number of shares of common stock held by such shareholder as of the Record Date for each of up to five nominees and the five nominees receiving the highest number of votes cast were elected.
All five candidates for election to the Board were nominated by the Board of Directors. As a result, the election was uncontested and all of those five candidates were elected to serve as the directors of the Company. The following table sets forth the names of those five candidates and the respective numbers of votes cast for and withheld, as well as broker non-votes:
| Votes | ||||||
| For | Withheld | Broker Non Votes | ||||
| Wayne G. Cadwallader | 9,803,501 | 14,295 | 3,029,663 | |||
| Thomas W. Lanni | 9,803,501 | 14,295 | 3,029,663 | |||
| Richard T. LeBuhn | 9,753,501 | 64,295 | 3,029,663 | |||
| Michael R. Levin | 9,753,501 | 64,295 | 3,029,663 | |||
| Louis E. Silverman | 9,803,501 | 14,295 | 3,029,663 | |||
Proposal 2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officer. At the Annual Meeting the Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officer. The vote required to approve this proposal was a majority of the shares present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Each shareholder was entitled to cast a number of votes for or against this proposal equal to the number of shares owned by the shareholder as of the Record Date.
The following table sets forth the respective numbers of votes cast for and against, the number of shares abstaining from, and the number of broker non-votes for this proposal:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non Votes | |||
| 9,543,814 | 83,314 | 190,668 | 3,029,663 |
Proposal 3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants for Fiscal 2018. At the Annual Meeting the Company’s shareholders voted on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Squar, Milner LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending January 31, 2018. The vote required to approve this proposal was a majority of the shares present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Each shareholder was entitled to cast a number of votes for or against this proposal equal to the number of shares owned by the shareholder as of the Record Date.
The following table sets forth the respective numbers of votes cast for and against, the number of shares abstaining from, and the number of broker non-votes for this proposal:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non Votes | |||
| 12,797,800 | 2,277 | 47,382 | 0 |
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 15, 2017, following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company voted unanimously to amend the Company’s amended and restated bylaws to fix the number of directors at five. A copy of the bylaw amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 3.1 | Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Comarco Inc. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
COMARCO, INC.
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| Date: December 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ THOMAS W. LANNI |
| Thomas W. Lanni President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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