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 15, 2019
Energous Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36379 | 46-1318953 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 3590 North First Street, Suite 210 San Jose, California 95134 | ||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||||
(408) 963-0200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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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, $0.00001 par value | WATT | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
☐ Emerging growth company
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. |
At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on May 15, 2019, the matters described below were voted on and the numbers of votes cast with respect to each matter and with respect to the election of directors were as indicated:
(1) Holders of the Company’s common stock voted to elect eight members of the Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, as follows:
| Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Stephen R. Rizzone |
6,622,240 | 271,911 | 16,482,336 | |||||||||
| Martin Cooper |
6,707,482 | 186,669 | 16,482,336 | |||||||||
| John R. Gaulding |
6,226,056 | 668,095 | 16,482,336 | |||||||||
| Robert J. Griffin |
6,280,808 | 613,343 | 16,482,336 | |||||||||
| Rex S. Jackson |
6,354,226 | 539,925 | 16,482,336 | |||||||||
| Carol Lindstrom |
6,266,055 | 628,096 | 16,482,336 | |||||||||
| Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos |
6,658,139 | 236,012 | 16,482,336 | |||||||||
| Daniel W. Fairfax |
6,667,034 | 217,117 | 16,482,336 | |||||||||
(2) Holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, as follows:
| Shares voted in favor: |
22,756,160 | |||
| Shares voted against: |
297,307 | |||
| Shares abstaining: |
323,020 |
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: May 21, 2019 | By: | /s/ Brian Sereda | ||||
| Brian Sereda | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |