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): June 13, 2013

 

 

MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

000-54575

58-2394628

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

     

One Commerce Square, Suite 2550

Memphis, Tennessee

 

38103

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(901) 522-9300

 
 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

The annual meeting of the stockholders of MRI Interventions, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 13, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted to approve the adoption of the MRI Interventions, Inc. 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2013 Plan”). The Company’s Board of Directors had previously adopted and approved the 2013 Plan, subject to stockholder approval. A description of the terms and conditions of the 2013 Plan is set forth in the Company’s 2013 Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2013 (the “Proxy Statement”) under “Proposal 3 — Approval of Our 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan,” and such description is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions set forth herein and in the Proxy Statement are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the 2013 Plan, a copy of which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered and voted on the following proposals:

 

 

(1)

The election of nine directors to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders;

 

 

(2)

The ratification of the appointment of Cherry Bekaert, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013; and

 

 

(3)

The approval of the MRI Interventions, Inc. 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan.

 

The final voting results for each proposal are described below. For beneficial owners holding the Company’s common stock at a bank or broker institution, a “broker non-vote” occurred if the owner failed to give voting instructions, and the bank or broker was otherwise restricted from voting on the owner’s behalf.

 

1.

Election of Directors. The following named persons were elected as Directors of the Company to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. The votes were cast as follows:

 

Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Kimble L. Jenkins

  28,602,968      123,411   10,594,016

Paul A. Bottomley

  28,702,968        23,411   10,594,016

Charles E. Koob

  27,355,937   1,370,442   10,594,016

James K. Malernee, Jr.

  27,455,987   1,270,392   10,594,016

Michael A. Pietrangelo

  28,702,968        23,411   10,594,016

Philip A. Pizzo

  28,702,718        23,661   10,594,016

Andrew K. Rooke

  27,456,187   1,270,192   10,594,016

Michael J. Ryan

  28,702,968        23,411   10,594,016

John N. Spencer, Jr.

  27,456,187   1,270,192   10,594,016

 

 
 

 

 

2.

Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Cherry Bekaert, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013. The stockholder vote was as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

38,953,974

 

238,285

 

128,136

 

3.

Approval of 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan. The stockholders voted to approve the 2013 Plan. The stockholder vote was as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

26,076,615

 

2,532,689

 

117,075

 

10,594,016

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

 

On June 13, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the MRI Interventions, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (the “Director Plan”) to clarify the manner in which directors may receive payment of fees pursuant to the Director Plan. The amendment confirms that directors may elect to have the Company pay all or a portion of his or her fees in shares of the Company’s common stock, in lieu of cash, in accordance with the rules and procedures established from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

The foregoing description of the amended Director Plan is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the amended Director Plan, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)     Exhibits.

 

See Exhibit Index immediately following signature page. 

 

 
 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC.

 
       
        
  By: /s/ Oscar L. Thomas  
    Oscar L. Thomas  
    Vice President, Business Affairs  

  

Date: June 14, 2013

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

Description

10.1

MRI Interventions, Inc. 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to MRI Interventions, Inc. definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2013)

10.2

MRI Interventions, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, as amended and restated by the Board of Directors on June 13, 2013