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) June 18, 2012; (June 15, 2012)
GUIDED THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| | |
Delaware | 0-22179 | 58-2029543 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Incorporation) | | |
| |
5835 Peachtree Corners East, Suite D Norcross, Georgia (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 30092 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (770) 242-8723
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:
| £ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| | |
| £ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| | |
| £ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| | |
| £ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| | |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 15, 2012, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders in Norcross, Georgia. As of the record date, April 17, 2012, there were52,699,519 shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the annual meeting. Represented at the meeting in person or by proxy were45,798,937 votes representing 86.91 percentof the total shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting.
The purpose of the meeting was to elect seven directors to a one-year term expiring in 2013,to approve an amendment to the company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to a total of 145,000,000 shares, to approve an amendment to the company’s 1995 stock plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for grant by 5,000,000 shares and to ratify the appointment of UHY LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year. The following table sets forth the results of the vote on the matters:
| 1. | PROPOSAL TO ELECT THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES NAMES IN THE COMPANY’S 2012 PROXY STATEMENT. |
MARK L FAUPEL PHD | For | 19,355,581 |
| Against | 3,260,693 |
| Abstain | 1,129,144 |
| Non Votes | 22,053,519 |
| | |
RONALD W ALLEN | For | 19,048,680 |
| Against | 3,448,246 |
| Abstain | 1,248,492 |
| Non Votes | 22,053,519 |
| | |
RONALD W HART PHD | For | 20,065,517 |
| Against | 3,240,195 |
| Abstain | 439,706 |
| Non Votes | 22,053,519 |
| | |
JOHN E IMHOFF MD | For | 21,629,869 |
| Against | 868,157 |
| Abstain | 1,247,392 |
| Non Votes | 22,053,519 |
| | |
MICHAEL C JAMES | For | 19,517,338 |
| Against | 3,668,226 |
| Abstain | 559,854 |
| Non Votes | 22,053,519 |
| | |
JOHNATHAN M NILOFF MD | For | 22,599,417 |
| Against | 564,579 |
| Abstain | 581,422 |
| Non Votes | 22,053,519 |
| | |
LINDA ROSENSTOCK MD | For | 22,908,773 |
| Against | 399,039 |
| Abstain | 437,606 |
| Non Votes | 22,053,519 |
| 2. | TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO A TOTAL OF 145,000,000 SHARES: |
For | 35,414,020 |
Against | 9,072,072 |
Abstain | 1,312,845 |
| 3. | TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S 1995 STOCK PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AVAILABLE FOR GRANT BY 5,000,000 SHARES: |
For | 17,892,935 |
Against | 5,842,788 |
Abstain | 9,695 |
Non Votes | 22,053,519 |
| 4. | APPROVAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF UHY, LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR FISCAL 2012: |
For | 43,199,143 |
Against | 990,648 |
Abstain | 1,609,146 |
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.
| | GUIDED THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| | | |
| By: | /s/ Mark L. Faupel, Ph.D. | |
| | Mark L. Faupel, Ph.D. | |
| | CEO & President | |
Date: June 18, 2012 | | | |