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2022-06-01
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 1, 2022
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-33092
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04-2825458
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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63 Second Avenue
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Burlington, Massachusetts
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01803
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(781) 221-2266
(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common
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LMAT
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The Nasdaq Global Market
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On June 1, 2022, the Company held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 21,951,938 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of April 4, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 20,283,689.6 shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
(b) Matters voted upon by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting were: (i) the election of two Class I directors nominated by the Board of Directors for three-year terms; (ii) an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iii) the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022.
Set forth below is information concerning each matter submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
By a majority of votes cast, the stockholders elected the following two nominees as Class I directors for a term of three years expiring upon the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successor has been duly elected and qualified. George W. LeMaitre received a vote of 16,025,727.6 shares for, 3,224,663 shares withheld and 1,033,299 broker non-votes. David B. Roberts received a vote of 17,820,028.6 shares for, 1,430,362 shares withheld and 1,033,299 broker non-votes.
Proposal No. 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
By a majority of votes cast, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation by a vote of 18,995,635.6 shares for and 223,867 shares against, with 30,888 shares abstaining and 1,033,299 broker non-votes.
Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
By a majority of votes cast, the stockholders ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022 with a vote of 20,271,264.6 shares for and 2,242 shares against, with 10,183 shares abstaining.
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.
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LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.
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Dated: June 3, 2022
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By
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/s/ Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.
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Name:
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Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
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