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): October 28, 2011
Symmetricom, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 0-02287 | 95-1906306 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
2300 Orchard Parkway, | ||||
San Jose, California | 95131-1017 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code (408) 433-0910
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Symmetricom, Inc. (Symmetricom) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 28, 2011. Set forth below are the matters that were voted on by the stockholders and the final voting results.
1. | Election of Directors: |
Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Robert T. Clarkson |
32,099,017 | 964,228 | 6,125,030 | |||||||||
David G. Côté |
32,084,013 | 979,232 | 6,125,030 | |||||||||
Alfred Boschulte |
32,752,172 | 311,073 | 6,125,030 | |||||||||
James A. Chiddix |
32,303,337 | 759,908 | 6,125,030 | |||||||||
Elizabeth A. Fetter |
32,355,090 | 708,155 | 6,125,030 | |||||||||
Robert M. Neumeister Jr. |
32,100,446 | 962,799 | 6,125,030 | |||||||||
Dr. Richard W. Oliver |
32,057,103 | 1,006,142 | 6,125,030 | |||||||||
Richard N. Snyder |
31,704,275 | 1,358,970 | 6,125,030 | |||||||||
Robert J. Stanzione |
32,752,078 | 311,167 | 6,125,030 |
2. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Symmetricoms independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year: |
Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
37,960,524 |
1,115,273 | 112,478 |
3. | Advisory vote on executive compensation: |
Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
30,136,135 |
916,327 | 2,010,783 | 6,125,030 |
4. | Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation: |
1 year |
2 years | 3 years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
27,443,155 |
34,591 | 3,559,186 | 2,020,865 | 6,130,478 |
Based on these results, Symmetricom has decided to hold a stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of Symmetricoms named executive officers every year, until the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of the stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers. A stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation paid to Symmetricoms named executive officers is required to be held at least once every six years.
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SIGNATURE
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.
SYMMETRICOM, INC. | ||||||
Dated: November 1, 2011 | By: | /s/ JUSTIN R. SPENCER | ||||
Name: | Justin R. Spencer | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President Finance and Administration, Chief (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |