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 8, 2016 |
TransEnterix, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-19437 | 11-2962080 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
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of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
635 Davis Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, North Carolina | 27560 | |
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Registrants 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 8, 2016, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2016 (the Annual Meeting), the stockholders of TransEnterix, Inc. (the Company) voted to approve, among other things, an Amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the Plan) to (1) increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by 7,000,000 shares, and (2) establish maximum equity award limits for initial awards and annual awards to non-employee directors. The vote for approval of the Amendment is set forth below under Item 5.07 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Amendment to the Plan is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 8, 2016, the Company held its Annual Meeting for 2016. At the Annual Meeting, the total number of shares represented in person or by proxy was 96,906,917 of the 114,540,829 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the record date, April 18, 2016. 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 2017 or until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes cast were as follows:
Director Nominee | For | Vote Withheld | ||||||
Paul A. LaViolette |
67,732,777 | 600,326 | ||||||
Todd M. Pope |
67,910,823 | 422,280 | ||||||
Andrea Biffi |
67,976,194 | 356,909 | ||||||
Jane H. Hsiao |
64,940,277 | 3,392,826 | ||||||
William N. Kelley |
67,858,327 | 474,776 | ||||||
Aftab R. Kherani |
67,736,084 | 597,019 | ||||||
David B. Milne |
67,843,876 | 489,227 | ||||||
Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr. |
67,969,621 | 363,482 | ||||||
William N. Starling |
67,278,388 | 1,054,715 |
2. Say on Pay. The stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers for 2015, as described in the proxy statement in accordance with Regulation S-K, Item 402. The stockholder vote was as follows:
66,695,227 Votes
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FOR the resolution | |
1,323,645 Votes
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AGAINST the resolution | |
314,231 Votes
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ABSTAIN |
3. Amendment and Restatement of the Incentive Compensation Plan. The stockholders voted to approve the amendment of the Plan to (1) increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by 7,000,000 shares, and (2) establish maximum equity award limits for initial awards and annual awards to non-employee directors. The stockholder vote was as follows:
63,659,203 Votes
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FOR the resolution | |
4,546,692 Votes
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AGAINST the resolution | |
127,208 Votes
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ABSTAIN |
4. Ratification of Independent Public Accounting Firm for 2016. The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2016. The stockholder vote was as follows:
95,481,260 Votes
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FOR the resolution | |
997,256 Votes
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AGAINST the resolution | |
428,401 Votes
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ABSTAIN |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
10.1* Amendment to the TransEnterix Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended. |
* | A management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement required to be separately identified. |
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 10, 2016 | By: |
/s/ Joseph P. Slattery
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Name: Joseph P. Slattery | ||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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10.1
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Amendment to the TranEnterix Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended. |
TRANSENTERIX, INC.
AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN,
AS AMENDED
EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 8, 2016
This Amendment No. 1, dated and effective June 8, 2016 (the Amendment) is an amendment to the Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the Plan), of TransEnterix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company). All capitalized terms used in this Amendment without definition have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
WHEREAS, Section 10(e) authorizes the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board) to make amendments to the Plan, subject to stockholder approval as required by law or agreement.
WHEREAS, on April 27, 2016, the Board approved amendments to the Plan to increase the number of shares available for awards under the Plan b 7,000,000 from 11,940,000 to 18,940,000, and to provide for maximum award limits for annual equity awards to non-employee directors, and submitted the Amendment to the Companys stockholders for approval at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 8, 2016.
WHEREAS, on June 8, 2016, the stockholders approved the foregoing amendments to the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound, and in accordance with the approvals set forth in the WHEREAS clauses, which are incorporated by reference into this Amendment, the Company amends the Plan as follows:
1. Section 4(a) of the Plan is deleted in its entirety and is replaced by the following:
4. Shares Subject to Plan.
(a) Limitation on Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery Under Plan. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10(c) hereof, the total number of Shares reserved and available for delivery under the Plan shall be 18,940,000. Any Shares that are subject to Awards shall be counted against this limit as one (1) Share for every one (1) Share granted. Any Shares delivered under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.
2. Section 4 of the Plan is amended to add a new subsection 4(d) as follows:
(d) Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to Awards to Non-Employee Directors. Subject to Section 10(c) of the Plan, the aggregate number of Shares subject to Awards granted under the Plan during any calendar year to any non-employee Director shall not exceed 100,000, except that in connection with his or her initial appointment to the Board, such non-employee Director may be granted an Award covering up to an additional 100,000 Shares.
3. Except as amended by this Amendment, the Plan continues in full force and effect.
4. In the event of a conflict between this Amendment and the Plan, this Amendment shall govern.
Adopted by the Board of Directors: April 27, 2016
Adopted by the stockholders: June 8, 2016