Current Report

 

 

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): May 20, 2015

 

 

ATRICURE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-51470   34-1940305

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

6217 Centre Park Drive

West Chester, OH

  45069
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 755-4100

Not Applicable

(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.

The stockholders of AtriCure, Inc. (the “Company”) voted on three items at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 20, 2015:

 

  1. The election of nine directors to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;

 

  2. A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015; and

 

  3. An advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.

The nominees for director were elected based upon the following votes:

 

Director Nominees

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Michael H. Carrel

     21,688,758         151,529         2,208,708   

Mark A. Collar

     20,808,833         1,031,454         2,208,708   

Scott W. Drake

     21,765,369         74,918         2,208,708   

Michael D. Hooven

     21,688,408         151,879         2,208,708   

Richard M. Johnston

     20,566,642         1,273,645         2,208,708   

Elizabeth D. Krell, Ph.D.

     20,804,633         1,035,654         2,208,708   

Mark R. Lanning, C.P.A.

     20,808,683         1,031,604         2,208,708   

Karen P. Robards

     21,518,203         322,084         2,208,708   

Robert S. White

     21,347,629         492,658         2,208,708   

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015 received the following votes:

 

For:

     23,770,065   

Against:

     278,930   

Abstain:

     0   

Broker Non-Votes:

     0   

The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement received the following votes:

 

For:

     12,010,634   

Against:

     9,446,281   

Abstain:

     383,372   

Broker Non-Votes:

     2,208,708   


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

ATRICURE, INC.
Date: May 21, 2015 By:

/s/ M. Andrew Wade

M. Andrew Wade
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer