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): August 6, 2010
American Superconductor Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Delaware
|
|
0-19672
|
|
04-2959321 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction
|
|
(Commission
|
|
(IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation)
|
|
File Number)
|
|
Identification No.) |
| |
|
|
|
| 64 Jackson Road, Devens, MA
|
|
01434 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
|
|
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 842-3000
Not Applicable
(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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 6, 2010, American Superconductor Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual
Meeting of Stockholders at which the Company’s stockholders took the following actions:
1. American Superconductor’s stockholders elected the following directors to its board:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DIRECTOR |
|
Votes For |
|
|
Votes Withheld |
|
| |
Gregory J. Yurek |
|
|
22,850,408 |
|
|
|
603,183 |
|
Vikram S. Budhraja |
|
|
23,092,337 |
|
|
|
361,254 |
|
Peter O. Crisp |
|
|
22,885,338 |
|
|
|
568,253 |
|
Richard Drouin |
|
|
22,890,366 |
|
|
|
563,225 |
|
David R. Oliver, Jr. |
|
|
23,076,285 |
|
|
|
377,306 |
|
John B. Vander Sande |
|
|
22,898,259 |
|
|
|
555,332 |
|
John W. Wood, Jr. |
|
|
23,074,975 |
|
|
|
378,616 |
|
There were 12,855,658 broker non-votes for each director.
2. American Superconductor’s stockholders voted to ratify the selection by the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as American
Superconductor’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year by a
vote of 35,827,507 shares of common stock for, 361,353 shares of common stock against and 120,389
shares of common stock abstaining.