UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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
Xcerra Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | 000-10761 | 04-2594045 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
825 University Avenue Norwood, Massachusetts | 02062 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781)461-1000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the special meeting (the “Special Meeting”) of stockholders held on August 30, 2018, the stockholders of Xcerra Corporation (“Xcerra” or the “Company”) voted on the proposals set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2018. The voting results regarding each proposal, as determined by Computershare Trust Company N.A., the Company’s Inspector of Election, are set forth below. There were 54,914,881 shares issued and outstanding on the record date for the Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereat, and 71.8% of such shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting, which number constituted a quorum.
Proposal No. 1: Approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated May 7, 2018, by and among Cohu, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cohu”), Xavier Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Cohu (“Merger Sub”), and Xcerra, and the merger (the “Merger”) of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cohu pursuant thereto (the “Merger Proposal”).
The Merger Proposal was approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s stockholders.
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
38,587,146 | 102,444 | 714,202 | 0 |
Proposal No. 2: Approval of any proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting.
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
36,886,089 | 1,809,287 | 708,416 | 0 |
Adjournment of the Special Meeting was deemed not necessary or appropriate because there was a quorum present and there were sufficient proxies at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Merger Proposal.
Proposal No. 3. Approval, bynon-binding, advisory vote, of compensation that will or may become payable to Xcerra’s named executive officers, in connection with the Merger.
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
25,844,796 | 12,301,353 | 1,257,643 | 0 |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 30, 2018, Xcerra and Cohu issued a joint press release announcing the results of their respective stockholder meetings. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Joint press release, dated August 30, 2018 | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| XCERRA CORPORATION | ||||
| Dated: August 30, 2018 | /s/ David G. Tacelli | |||
| Name: David G. Tacelli | ||||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
