UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): March 16, 2021
Genasys Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-24248 | 87-0361799 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
16262 West Bernardo Drive |
San Diego, California 92127 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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858-676-1112
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, $.00001 par value per share | GNSS | NASDAQ Capital Market |
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Amendment to Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
On December 8, 2020, the Board of Directors of Genasys Inc. (the “Company”) approved an Amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which Plan Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held March 16, 2021, the results of which are reported below in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Plan Amendment increases the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by a total of 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share. For a description of the terms and conditions of the Plan, as amended by the Plan Amendment and as approved by the Company’s stockholders on March 16, 2021, see “Key Terms of the Amended Plan” under “Proposal Three Approval of Amendment of Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan” in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Plan Amendment and the description of the Plan Amendment contained in the proxy statement are each qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation
On March 18, 2021, the Company filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of Delaware to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock of the Company from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 shares (the “Amended Certificate”). The Amended Certificate was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 16, 2021, the results of which are reported below in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The foregoing description of the Amended Certificate is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Certificate, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 16, 2021. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the 2021 Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for, against or withheld as to each matter and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter:
Election of Directors:
The six individuals listed below were elected at the 2021 Annual Meeting to serve for a one-year term on the Company’s Board of Directors:
| Number of Shares | Number of Shares |
| Nominee | Voted For | Withheld |
Scott L. Anchin | 19,546,579 | 162,762 |
Laura M. Clague | 17,470,026 | 2,239,315 |
John G. Coburn | 16,124,459 | 3,584,882 |
Richard S. Danforth | 19,566,297 | 143,044 |
Daniel H. McCollum | 19,300,015 | 409,326 |
Richard H. Osgood III | 19,324,689 | 384,652 |
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
The ratification of the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was approved by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain |
28,100,775 | 18,993 | 27,509 |
Approval of Amendment of Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
The Plan Amendment was approved by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
15,703,448 | 3,922,720 | 83,173 | 8,437,936 |
Amendment to Increase the Number of Authorized Shares of Common Stock
The amendment to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock as described in the proxy statement was approved by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain |
26,955,397 | 1,105,570 | 86,310 |
Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers:
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in its Proxy Statement was approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
19,152,466 | 428,614 | 128,261 | 8,437,936 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
3.1 Certificate of Amendment to the Amended Certificate of Incorporation
10.1 First Amendment to the Genasys Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 19, 2021
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| By: | /s/ Dennis D. Klahn |
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| Dennis D. Klahn |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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