8-K Annual Shareholder Vote


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)
May 21, 2013
 
ECHELON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
000-29748
 
77-0203595
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
550 Meridian Avenue
San Jose, California 95126
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 938-5200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(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.
Echelon Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on May 21, 2013. Of the 43,057,160 shares of Company common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 36,210,221 shares, representing approximately 84.1% of the total votes eligible to be cast, were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below:






Proposal 1: Election of three Class C directors to serve for a term of three years:
    
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Robyn M. Denholm
19,135,712
2,169,325
14,905,184
Richard M. Moley
18,940,407
2,364,630
14,905,184
Betsy Rafael
18,939,973
2,365,064
14,905,184

Based on the votes set forth above, the three Class C director nominees were duly elected.
Proposal 2: Approval of the Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Plan:

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
18,955,247
2,310,479
39,311
14,905,184
Based on the votes set forth above, the amendment and restatement of the 1997 Stock Plan was duly approved.
Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013:

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
35,300,121
531,381
378,719
Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was duly ratified.








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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ECHELON CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ William R. Slakey
 
 
 
 
 
 
William R. Slakey
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
Date: May 23, 2013