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)
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September 12, 2013
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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-11596
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58-1954497
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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8302 Dunwoody Place, Suite 250, Atlanta, Georgia
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30350
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 587-9898
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act |
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 – |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on September 12, 2013. At the Meeting, stockholders: (1) elected one new director and reelected the six directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2013 fiscal year; (3) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the 2012 compensation of our named executive officers; and (4) approved a reverse stock split within a range of 1‑for‑2 to 1‑for‑7 and authorizing the Board of Directors, without further action of the stockholders, to amend the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company at a ratio within the range of 1-for-2 to 1-for-7 at any time prior to November 8, 2013, with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors. As of the record date for the Meeting, 56,472,766 shares of the Common Stock were outstanding, each entitled to one vote per share.
The results of the stockholder vote on the election of the directors were as follows:
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Votes
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Broker
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Nominee
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Votes For
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Withheld
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Non-Votes
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Dr. Louis F. Centofanti
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22,768,118
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1,420,751
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14,556,976
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Jack Lahav
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22,789,622
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1,399,247
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14,556,976
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Joe R. Reeder
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20,791,768
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3,397,101
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14,556,976
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Larry M. Shelton
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22,795,062
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1,393,807
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14,556,976
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Dr. Charles E. Young
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22,814,762
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1,374,107
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14,556,976
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Mark A. Zwecker
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22,809,222
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1,379,647
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14,556,976
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Gary Kugler
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22,827,808
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1,361,061
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14,556,976
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The results ratifying the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2013 fiscal year, were as follows.
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstained
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37,407,480
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973,751
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364,614
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The results approving, by non-binding advisory vote, the 2012 compensation of our named executive officer were as follows:
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Votes
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Broker
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstained
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Non-Votes
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22,178,684
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1,196,397
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813,788
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14,556,976
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The results approving the reverse stock split within a range of 1‑for‑2 to 1‑for‑7 and authorizing the Board of Directors, without further action of the stockholders, to amend the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect the reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company at a ratio within the range of 1-for-2 to 1-for-7 at any time prior to November 8, 2013, with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors were as follows:
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Votes
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstained
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36,158,095
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2,214,727
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373,023
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Pursuant to the approval, the Board has the right, notwithstanding the stockholder approval and without further action by the stockholders, to elect not to proceed with the reverse stock split if, at any time prior to the filing of the certificate of amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that it is no longer in the Company’s and its stockholders’ best interest to proceed with the reverse stock split. If the reverse stock split is implemented, such will not reduce the au
thorized number of shares of our common stock.
Section 8 – Other Events
As disclosed above, our stockholders approved the reverse stock split and authorized the Board of Directors, without further action of the stockholders, to amend the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company at a ratio within the range of 1-for-2 to 1-for-7 at any time prior to November 8, 2013, with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors. Subsequent to the Meeting, on September 12, 2013, our Board of Directors approved the ratio of the reverse stock split to be a 1-for 5 reverse stock split, with such reverse stock split to be effective October 14, 2013, upon filing of the certificate of amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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.
Dated: September 16, 2013 |
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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Ben Naccarato
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Ben Naccarato
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Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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