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) | September 10, 2013 |
Transcat, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Ohio | 000-03905 | 16-0874418 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
35 Vantage Point Drive, Rochester, New York | 14624 | |||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code | 585-352-7777 |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 30, 2013, the Board of Directors of Transcat, Inc. (the “Company”) awarded Lee D. Rudow, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, a conditional stock option to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $7.57 per share, the closing price of the common stock on July 30, 2013 (the “Option”). The award was conditioned on shareholder approval of an amendment to the Transcat, Inc. 2003 Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated (the “Plan”) to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan (the “Incentive Plan Amendment”) at the Company’s annual meeting held on September 10, 2013.
On September 10, 2013, the Company’s shareholders approved the Incentive Plan Amendment and the option grant to Mr. Rudow became effective. The Option will expire on July 30, 2023 and will vest 20% on July 30, 2015, 20% on July 30, 2016 and 60% on July 30, 2017.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company held on September 10, 2013, the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters described below.
Proposal 1. | The Company’s shareholders elected the following nominees as directors, each for a three-year term expiring in 2016. |
Director Nominee | Votes For | Authority Withheld | Broker Non-Votes* | |||
Charles P. Hadeed | 3,632,749 | 799,120 | 2,605,434 | |||
Paul D. Moore | 3,632,094 | 799,775 | 2,605,434 |
Proposal 2. | The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes* | |||
3,449,160 | 900,481 | 82,228 | 2,605,434 |
Proposal 3. | The Company’s shareholders cast advisory votes for a one-year preference regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes* | ||||
4,243,629 | 102,209 | 28,812 | 57,220 | 2,605,434 |
As a result of the voting preference of the Company’s shareholders on this proposal and a resolution of the Board of Directors to utilize the frequency that received the highest number of votes cast, the Company will conduct an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers every year.
Proposal 4. | The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Transcat, Inc. 2003 Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 1.5 million shares. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes* | |||
2,289,518 | 2,102,973 | 39,378 | 2,605,434 |
Proposal 5. | The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Transcat, Inc. Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 250,000 shares. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes* | |||
3,292,630 | 1,129,886 | 9,354 | 2,605,434 |
Proposal 6. | The Company’s shareholders ratified the selection of Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 29, 2014. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||||
7,012,766 | 14,495 | 10,042 |
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* Broker non-votes represent shares held by broker nominees for beneficial owners that were not voted with respect to a non-routine proposal because the broker nominee did not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner and lacked discretionary authority to vote the shares. If a broker does not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner, a broker may vote on routine matters but may not vote on non-routine matters. Broker non-votes are counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum but are not counted for the purpose of determining the number of shares entitled to vote on non-routine matters, such as the election of directors, the two advisory votes on executive compensation and the amendments to the 2003 Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated and Employees’ Stock Purchase 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 hereunto duly authorized.
TRANSCAT, INC. | |||
Dated: September 13, 2013 | By: | /s/ John J. Zimmer | |
John J. Zimmer | |||
Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer |