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, 2016
ITERIS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 001-08762 |
| 95-2588496 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, California 92705
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 270-9400
Not Applicable
(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.
On December 15, 2016, Iteris, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s bylaws (“Bylaws”), changing the size of the Board of Directors to not less than six (6) nor more than eleven (11) members, with the exact number to be initially set at six (6) (the “Bylaw Amendment”). Prior to the Bylaw Amendment, the Bylaws had the size of the Board of Directors was not less than seven (7) nor more than eleven (11) members. The Bylaw Amendment was effective December 15, 2016.
The foregoing description of the Bylaw Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in the entirety by reference to the Bylaws filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The total number of shares of the Company’s common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting held on December 15, 2016 was 28,920,894 or 89.85% of the issued and outstanding shares as of the record date for the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) amended the Company’s bylaws to change the size of the Board of Directors to not less than six (6) nor more than eleven (11) members, with the exact number to be initially set at six (6); (ii) elected the six persons set forth below under “Proposal Two: Election of Directors” to the Company’s Board of Directors; (iii) approved the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan; (iv) approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers, (v) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017; and (vi) ratified the prior grant to Joe Bergera, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, of an option to purchase eight-hundred fifty thousand (850,000) shares of the Company’s common stock. The detailed voting results on matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting held on December 15, 2016 were as follows:
Proposal One: Amend the Bylaws to change the size of the Board of Directors to not less than six (6) nor more than eleven (11) members, with the exact number to be initially set at six (6).
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Votes |
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17,330,796 |
| 1,954,504 |
| 19,736 |
| 9,615,858 |
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Proposal Two: Election of the slate of Directors
Nominee |
| For |
| Withheld |
| Broker Non-Votes |
|
Joe Bergera |
| 18,795,542 |
| 509,494 |
| 9,615,858 |
|
D. Kyle Cerminara |
| 13,853,105 |
| 5,451,931 |
| 9,615,858 |
|
Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D. |
| 18,429,901 |
| 875,135 |
| 9,615,858 |
|
Gerard M. Mooney |
| 18,800,583 |
| 504,453 |
| 9,615,858 |
|
Thomas L. Thomas |
| 18,434,553 |
| 870,483 |
| 9,615,858 |
|
Mikel H. Williams |
| 18,526,893 |
| 778,143 |
| 9,615,858 |
|
Proposal Three: Approval of the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Votes |
|
15,264,199 |
| 3,339,824 |
| 701,013 |
| 9,615,858 |
|
Proposal Four: Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of Company’s named executive officers
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Votes |
|
15,729,761 |
| 3,338,034 |
| 237,241 |
| 9,615,858 |
|
Proposal Five: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Votes |
|
28,840,541 |
| 19,257 |
| 61,096 |
| 0 |
|
Proposal Six: Ratification of the prior grant to Mr. Joe Bergera, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, of an option to purchase 850,000 shares of common stock
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Votes |
|
15,735,820 |
| 3,482,556 |
| 86,660 |
| 9,615,858 |
|
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
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| No. |
| Description |
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| 3.1 |
| Certificate of Amendment to Bylaws of Iteris, Inc. (effective December 15, 2016) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 21, 2016
| ITERIS, INC., | |
| a Delaware corporation | |
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| By: | /S/ ANDREW SCHMIDT |
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| Andrew Schmidt |
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| Chief Financial Officer |