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 8, 2015 (June 4, 2015)

 

 

MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

000-54575

58-2394628

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

(Commission File Number)

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

Incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

     
5 Musick    
Irvine, CA   92618
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(949) 900-6833

(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 4, 2015 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted to approve the adoption of the MRI Interventions, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). The Company’s Board of Directors had previously adopted and approved the Plan, subject to stockholder approval. A description of the terms and conditions of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s 2015 Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2015 (the “Proxy Statement”) under “Proposal 4 — Approval of Amended and Restated 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 Plan, a copy of which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock to 200,000,000 shares. The change in the authorized number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock was effected when the Amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 5, 2015 and the Amendment was effective as of such date. The description of the Amendment set forth herein and in the Proxy Statement are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 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 2016 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, 2015;

 

(3)

The approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation; and

 

(4)

The approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated 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 2016 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

  

Pascal E.R. Girin

     35,366,886       91,936       20,243,499  

Francis P. Grillo

     35,366,886       91,936       20,243,499  

Kimble L. Jenkins

     35,342,537       116,285       20,243,499  

Charles E. Koob

     35,354,139       104,683       20,243,499  

Philip A. Pizzo

     35,353,994       104,828       20,243,499  

Timothy T. Richards

     35,367,031       91,791       20,243,499  

Andrew K. Rooke

     33,683,680       1,775,142       20,243,499  

Maria Sainz

     35,366,886       91,936       20,243,499  

John N. Spencer, Jr.

     35,364,139       94,683       20,243,499  

 

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, 2015. The votes were cast as follows:

 

For

Against

Abstain

55,493,845

195,697

12,779

 

3.

Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The stockholders approved the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The votes were cast as follows:

 

For

Against

Abstain

53,252,346

1,684,935

765,040

 

 
 
 

 

4.

Approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan. The stockholders approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan as follows:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

32,940,976

1,712,748

805,098

20,243,499

 

 

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/ Harold A. Hurwitz

 

    Harold A. Hurwitz  

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: June 8, 2015

 

 
 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

Description

   

3.1

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MRI Interventions, Inc.

   

10.1

MRI Interventions, Inc. 2013 Amended and Restated 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 April 17, 2015)