UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) | August 26, 2015 |
Hudson Technologies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New York
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-13412 | 13-3641539 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
PO Box 1541, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, New York | 10965 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(845) 735-6000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hudson Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held on August 26, 2015, the shareholders of the Company:
| (i) | elected Vincent P. Abbatecola, Brian F. Coleman and Otto C. Morch to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2017 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; |
| (ii) | approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 shares; |
| (iii) | approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and |
| (iv) | ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. |
| 1. | The votes cast by shareholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows: |
| Votes | Votes | Broker | |
| Director | “For” | Withheld | Non-Votes |
| Vincent P. Abbatecola | 20,589,468 | 2,893,112 | 6,240,609 |
| Brian F. Coleman | 22,872,359 | 610,221 | 6,240,609 |
| Otto C. Morch | 23,460,801 | 21,779 | 6,240,609 |
| 2. | The votes cast by the shareholders with respect to an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000, were as follows: |
| Votes “For” | Votes “Against” | Abstentions |
| 26,595,608 | 2,885,759 | 241,822 |
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
| 3. | The votes cast by the shareholders with respect to the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows: |
| Votes “For” | Votes “Against” | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 23,097,202 | 269,882 | 115,496 | 6,240,609 |
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| 4. | The votes cast by shareholders with respect to the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 were as follows: |
| Votes “For” | Votes “Against” | Abstentions |
| 29,127,331 | 407,739 | 188,119 |
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
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.
| Date: August 26, 2015 | |||
| HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||
| By: | /S/ Stephen P. Mandracchia | ||
| Name: | Stephen P. Mandracchia | ||
| Title: | Vice President Legal & Regulatory | ||
| Secretary | |||
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