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 24, 2011
AMERIGON INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan | 0-21810 | 95-4318554 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 21680 Haggerty Road, Ste. 101, Northville, MI | 48167 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 504-0500
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Section 1-4. Not applicable.
Section 5. Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting of shareholders of Amerigon Incorporated (the “Company”) held on June 24, 2011, shareholders: (1) elected seven director nominees to serve one-year terms; (2) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011; (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 20, 2011; (4) voted, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, (5) approved the issuance of additional securities to holders of shares of the Company’s Series C 8% Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) in the form of common stock (A) in lieu of cash dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock and (B) upon conversion or redemption of the Series C Preferred Stock, (6) approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock from 30,000,000 to 55,000,000, and (7) approved the Amerigon Incorporated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan covering 850,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The results of the voting are shown below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Lon E. Bell, Ph. D. | 16,756,559 | 1,295,252 | 2,444,175 | |||||||||
Francois J. Castaing | 17,144,447 | 907,364 | 2,444,175 | |||||||||
Daniel R. Coker | 16,842,257 | 1,209,554 | 2,444,175 | |||||||||
John M. Devine | 17,144,447 | 907,364 | 2,444,175 | |||||||||
Maurice E.P. Gunderson | 17,144,247 | 907,564 | 2,444,175 | |||||||||
Oscar B. Marx, III | 9,653,841 | 8,397,970 | 2,444,175 | |||||||||
James J. Paulsen | 17,087,902 | 963,909 | 2,444,175 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
20,471,325 | 18,015 | 6,646 | 0 |
Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
18,013,507 | 18,373 | 19,931 | 2,444,175 |
Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Holding Future Advisory Votes on Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
16,479,070 | 28,868 | 1,538,544 | 5,329 | 2,444,175 |
Proposal 5 – Issuance of Additional Securities to Holders of Shares of the Company’s Series C 8% Convertible Preferred Stock
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
17,854,272 | 182,858 | 14,681 | 2,444,175 |
Proposal 6 – Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
19,738,839 | 733,305 | 23,842 | 0 |
Proposal 7 – Amerigon Incorporated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
13,637,319 | 4,392,558 | 21,934 | 2,444,175 |
Sections 6-8. Not applicable.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amerigon Incorporated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on May 20, 2011). | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| AMERIGON INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /S/ BARRY G. STEELE | |
| Barry G. Steele, | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: June 28, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amerigon Incorporated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on May 20, 2011). | |