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)
May 22, 2019
SOCKET MOBILE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-13810 | | 94-3155066 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
39700 Eureka Drive
Newark, CA 94560
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(510) 933-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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, $0.001 Par Value per Share | SCKT | NASDAQ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 22, 2019, Socket Mobile, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 10:30 a.m. at the Company’s headquarters at 39700 Eureka Drive, Newark, California 94560 for the following purposes:
Item 1 To elect seven directors to serve until their respective successors are elected;
Item 2 Advisory vote on executive compensation policies and practices as described in the annual meeting proxy;
Item 3 Advisory vote on frequency of future votes on executive compensation policies and practices;
Item 4 To approve an amendment to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan to provide for a one-time stock option exchange program;
Item 5 To ratify the appointment of Sadler, Gibb & Associates LLC as independent registered public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 25, 2019 were entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. At the Record Date, 5,999,159 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding and each share of Common Stock was entitled to one vote. The Company had no other class of voting securities outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. A total of 5,240,663 shares or 87.36% of total shares outstanding were voted representing a quorum of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting for the transaction of business.
RESULTS OF THE STOCKHOLDER VOTE:
Item 1 Election of Directors
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Outcome |
| 1. Charlie Bass | 2,221,019 | 677,412 | Elected |
| 2. Kevin J. Mills | 2,079,250 | 819,181 | Elected |
| 3. David W. Dunlap | 1,959,188 | 939,243 | Elected |
| 4. Nelson C. Chan | 2,309,152 | 589,279 | Elected |
| 5. Brenton Earl MacDonald | 2,306,352 | 592,079 | Elected |
| 6. Bill Parnell | 2,306,372 | 592,059 | Elected |
| 7. Lynn Zhao | 2,074,870 | 823,561 | Elected |
Item 2. Advisory vote on executive compensation policies as described in the annual meeting proxy
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Outcome |
| 2,479,026 | 411,504 | 7,901 | Approved with an affirmative vote of 85.8% |
Item 3. Advisory vote on frequency of future votes on executive compensation policies and practices
| Annually | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Outcome |
| 2,733,903 | 11,550 | 89,096 | 63,882 | Annual voting is approved with 96.4% of the vote |
Item 4. Amendment to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan to provide for a one-time stock option exchange program
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Outcome |
| 1,685,896 | 1,203,099 | 9,436 | Approved with 58.4% of Votes Cast |
Item 5. Ratification of Sadler, Gibb & Associates LLC as Independent Public Accountants for Fiscal Year 2019
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Outcome |
| 4,707,516 | 12,071 | 521,076 | Approved with an affirmative vote of 99.7% of votes cast |
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.
| | | SOCKET MOBILE, INC. |
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| Date: May 22, 2019 | | By: | /s/ Lynn Zhao |
| | | Name: Lynn Zhao |
| | Vice President, Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer |
