0001193125-14-182407.txt : 20140505 0001193125-14-182407.hdr.sgml : 20140505 20140505160608 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-182407 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140501 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20140505 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140505 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Guidance Software, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001375557 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 954661210 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33197 FILM NUMBER: 14813450 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1055 E. COLORADO BLVD. CITY: PASADENA STATE: CA ZIP: 91106 BUSINESS PHONE: 6262299191 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1055 E. COLORADO BLVD. CITY: PASADENA STATE: CA ZIP: 91106 8-K 1 d723370d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

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 1, 2014

 

 

Guidance Software, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-33197   95-4661210
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1055 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA   91106-2375
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 626-229-9191

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2014 annual meeting of shareholders of Guidance Software, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 1, 2014. As of the record date for the meeting, the Company had 28,961,367 shares of common stock outstanding, each of which is entitled to one vote. The voting tabulation was as follows:

Eligible votes : 28,961,367

Shares represented in person or by proxy : 27,519,726

Percentage of eligible shares voted: 95.02%

Proxies Cast: 114

All of the nominees for director listed in Proposal 1 of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2014, were elected as follows:

 

Director

    Vote Type    Voted      Voted (%)      Outstanding (%)  

Shawn McCreight

    FOR      23,229,866         99.37         80.21   
   WITHHELD      147,454         .63         .51   
   NON VOTES      4,142,406            14.30   

Victor Limongelli

    FOR      23,241,108         99.42         80.25   
   WITHHELD      136,212         .58         .47   
   NON VOTES      4,142,406            14.30   

Jeff Lawrence

    FOR      21,230,261         90.82         73.31   
   WITHHELD      2,147,059         9.18         7.41   
   NON VOTES      4,142,406            14.30   

Kathleen O’Neil

    FOR      23,157,042         99.06         79.96   
   WITHHELD      220,278         .94         .76   
   NON VOTES      4,142,406            14.30   

Christopher Poole

    FOR      23,227,086         99.36         80.20   
   WITHHELD      150,234         .64         .52   
   NON VOTES      4,142,406            14.30   

Stephen Richards

    FOR      23,227,086         99.36         80.20   
   WITHHELD      150,234         .64         .52   
   NON VOTES      4,142,406            14.30   

Robert van Schoonenberg

    FOR      23,145,724         99.01         79.92   
   WITHHELD      231,596         .99         .80   
   NON VOTES      4,142,406            14.30   

Proposal 2 of the Proxy Statement, ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, was approved by the following vote:

 

Proposal    Vote type    Voted      Voted (%)      Outstanding(%)  

ACCOUNTANTS

    For      25,242,768         91.73         87.16   
   Against      2,267,778         8.24         7.83   
   Abstain      9,180         .03         .03   
   Non Votes      0         .00         .00   

Proposal 3 of the Proxy Statement, the advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation (the “say-on-pay vote”), was approved by the following vote:

 

Proposal    Vote type    Voted    Voted (%)      Outstanding (%)  

EXECUTIVE

    FOR    18,985,191      81.22         65.55   

COMPENSATION

    AGAINST    2,967,286      12.69         10.25   
   ABSTAIN    1,424,406      6.09         4.92   
   NON-VOTES    4,142,406         14.30   

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.

 

Guidance Software, Inc.
(a Delaware Corporation)

/S/ Mark E. Harrington

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

May 5, 2014