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):June 14, 2012
DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 001-32146 | 16-1229730 | ||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
First Federal Plaza, Suite 1525 28 East Main Street Rochester, NY | 14614 | |||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(585) 325-3610
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of Document Security Systems, Inc. (“Company”) was held on June 14, 2012. At the Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following four proposals and cast their votes as follows:
Proposal 1: Proposal to elect eight members to the Company’s Board of Directors:
| Nominees for Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | Broker Non-votes | ||||||||||||
| Patrick White | 6,292,211 | 531,051 | 76,647 | 7,363,408 | ||||||||||||
| David Wicker | 6,263,043 | 576,403 | 60,463 | 7,363,408 | ||||||||||||
| Robert Bzdick | 5,235,836 | 1,603,610 | 60,463 | 7,363,408 | ||||||||||||
| Roger O’Brien | 6,339,247 | 489,369 | 71,293 | 7,363,408 | ||||||||||||
| Robert B. Fagenson | 5,155,584 | 1,629,854 | 114,471 | 7,363,408 | ||||||||||||
| Ira A. Greenstein | 5,272,966 | 1,447,536 | 179,407 | 7,363,408 | ||||||||||||
| John Cronin | 6,755,455 | 30,658 | 113,796 | 7,363,408 | ||||||||||||
| David Klein | 6,309,819 | 518,797 | 71,293 | 7,363,408 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Proposal to ratify the appointment of Freed Maxick CPAs, P.Cs as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 12,941,228 | 1,297,830 | 24,259 | 0 |
Proposal 3: Proposal to approve amendments to the Company’s Employee Plan to extend the term and increase the number of shares available for issuance of restricted stock and options under the plan:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 5,335,057 | 1,486,455 | 78,397 | 7,363,408 |
Proposal 4: Proposal to approve amendments to the Company’s Director Plan to extend the term, to provide for additional option grants based on director tenure, to permit discretionary restricted stock grants to directors and advisors, and to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 5,351,697 | 1,514,448 | 33,764 | 7,363,408 |
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.
| DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. | |||||
| Dated: June 15, 2012 | By: | /s/ Patrick A. White | |||
| Patrick A. White | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||||