-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, M1NtRAUoVjFeekz3iSzFOuGuV8ZOFj/WhfvXXNrXrIi2FuUEy3Nb9twDDR1erLhh /GyiGJHbghnxQcN3ee5O3g== 0001104659-08-009442.txt : 20080212 0001104659-08-009442.hdr.sgml : 20080212 20080212164407 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-08-009442 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080208 ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year FILED AS OF DATE: 20080212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080212 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EPIQ SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001027207 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES [7371] IRS NUMBER: 481056429 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22081 FILM NUMBER: 08599000 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 KANSAS AVENUE CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: KS ZIP: 66105-1309 BUSINESS PHONE: 9136219500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 KANSAS AVENUE CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: KS ZIP: 66105-1309 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ELECTRONIC PROCESSING INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961116 8-K 1 a08-5520_18k.htm 8-K

 

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

 

 

February 12, 2008 (February 8, 2008)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Missouri

 

0-22081

 

48-1056429

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

 

501 Kansas Avenue

Kansas City, Kansas 66105

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(913) 621-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

                                                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)).

 

 

 



 

Item 5.03               Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On February 8, 2008, at a Special Meeting of the Shareholders of Epiq Systems, Inc., the shareholders approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the company to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000.  The results of the voting at the special meeting were as follows:

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

Proposal to amend the company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000

 

32,120,560

 

1,902,283

 

9,792

 

The shares represented at the meeting represented approximately 96.5% of the outstanding shares eligible to vote at the meeting, and the shares voted in favor of the proposal represented over 94% of the shares represented at the meeting and over 91% of the total outstanding shares eligible to vote on the proposal.  The amendment to the Articles of Incorporation will become effective upon the filing of a certificate of amendment with the Missouri Secretary of State.  The amended Articles of Incorporation will be filed as an exhibit to a future periodic report filed by the Company with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

No other matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the special meeting.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: February 12, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tom W. Olofson

 

 

Name:

Tom W. Olofson

 

 

 

Title:

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

 

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