Form 8-K (2014 Annual Meeting)


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
 
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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 21, 2014
 
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FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
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Delaware
 
001-34180
 
77-0513190
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
7000 Shoreline Court, Suite 100
South San Francisco, California 94080
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 266-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07
 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
We held our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders on May 21, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 28,015,938 shares of our common stock outstanding as the record date of March 27, 2014, 24,954,766 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, constituting approximately 89% of the outstanding shares of common stock. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the votes cast with respect to each such matter are set forth below:
1.
Election of Class I Directors. Each of the following nominees was elected to serve as a Class I director, to hold office until our 2017 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified or his earlier resignation or removal:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Evan Jones
23,770,170
100,071
1,084,525
Patrick S. Jones
23,639,277
230,964
1,084,525
 
 
 
 
2.
Advisory Vote on Approval of Executive Compensation. On an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2013, as disclosed in our proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, was approved by our stockholders:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
23,498,615
360,943
10,683
1,084,525
At our 2011 annual meeting, our stockholders approved one year as the frequency of an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers. Based upon such approval, our board of directors has determined that it will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers annually until the next required vote on the frequency of such an advisory vote.
3.
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified based on the following results of voting:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
24,878,962
75,784
20
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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
Date: May 28, 2014
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Vikram Jog
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vikram Jog
Chief Financial Officer