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): | June 24, 2014 |
TransEnterix, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-19437 | 11-2962080 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 635 Davis Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, North Carolina | 27560 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 919-765-8400 |
Not Applicable
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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. |
On June 24, 2014, TransEnterix, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the total number of shares represented in person or by proxy was 50,800,759 of the 62,965,255 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the record date, May 12, 2014. The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting:
1. Election of Directors. The following named persons were elected as Directors of the Company to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2015 or until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes cast were as follows:
Director Nominee |
For | Vote Withheld | ||||||
Paul A. LaViolette |
50,727,402 | 73,357 | ||||||
Todd M. Pope |
50,731,852 | 68,907 | ||||||
Dennis J. Dougherty |
50,731,852 | 68,907 | ||||||
Jane H. Hsiao |
47,612,190 | 3,188,569 | ||||||
Aftab R. Kherani |
50,727,491 | 73,268 | ||||||
David B. Milne |
50,727,852 | 72,907 | ||||||
Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr. |
50,727,348 | 73,411 | ||||||
William N. Starling, Jr. |
50,730,402 | 70,357 | ||||||
2. Say on Pay. The stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2013, as described in the proxy statement in accordance with Regulation S-K, Item 402. The stockholder vote was as follows:
50,233,815 Votes
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FOR the resolution | |
196,063 Votes
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AGAINST the resolution | |
370,881 Votes
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ABSTAIN |
3. Frequency of Future Say-on-Pay Votes. The stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, for future annual say-on-pay votes. The stockholder vote was as follows:
40,230,919 Votes
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For ONE YEAR | |
7,320,840 Votes
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For TWO YEARS | |
3,087,955 Votes
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For THREE YEARS | |
161,045 Votes
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ABSTAIN |
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.
| TransEnterix, Inc. | ||||
| June 24, 2014 | By: |
/s/ Joseph P. Slattery
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| Name: Joseph P. Slattery | ||||
| Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer | ||||