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): April 23, 2010
| FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| OREGON | 0-21918 | 93-0708501 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| incorporation) | Identification No.) |
27700 SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070 (503) 498-3547
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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
The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on April 23, 2010, at which the following persons were elected to the Board of Directors by a vote of shareholders, by the votes and for the terms indicated:
| Vote | ||||||||
| Withheld | Broker | Term | ||||||
| Director | For | Authority | Non-Votes | Ending | ||||
| John D. Carter | 115,531,589 | 5,334,349 | 9,570,776 | 2013 | ||||
| Michael T. Smith | 119,452,414 | 1,413,524 | 9,570,776 | 2013 | ||||
| John W. Wood, Jr. | 120,165,794 | 700,144 | 9,570,776 | 2013 |
In addition, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was approved by the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 124,019,374 | 5,974,102 | 443,238 |
| 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 thereunto duly authorized on April 29, 2010.
| FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. (Registrant) |
| By | \s\ Stephen M. Bailey | |
| Stephen M. Bailey | ||
| Sr. Vice President, Finance and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||