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 3, 2017
MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 001-34822 | 58-2394628 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
5 Musick
Irvine, Ca. 92618
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
(949) 900-6833
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 October 3, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted to approve the adoption of the MRI Interventions, Inc. Second 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 2017 Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”) under “Proposal 3 — Approval of Second 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 5.07. 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 seven directors to serve until the 2018 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, 2017; and |
(3) | The approval of the Company’s Second 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 2018 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: |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |
R. John Fletcher | 4,479,721 | 247,772 | 1,716,322 |
Pascal E.R. Girin | 4,479,566 | 247,927 | 1,716,322 |
Francis P. Grillo | 4,473,331 | 254,162 | 1,716,322 |
Kimble L. Jenkins | 4,168,057 | 559,436 | 1,716,322 |
Timothy T. Richards | 4,478,646 | 248,847 | 1,716,322 |
Maria Sainz | 4,479,731 | 247,762 | 1,716,322 |
John N. Spencer, Jr. | 4,478,846 | 248,647 | 1,716,322 |
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, 2017. The votes were cast as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain |
6,304,717 | 5,605 | 133,493 |
3. | Approval of the Second Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan. The stockholders approved the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan. The votes were cast as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
3,795,904 | 758,380 | 173,209 | 1,716,322 |
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On October 3, 2017, MRI Interventions, Inc. posted an updated investor presentation to its website at http://ir.stockpr.com/mriinterventions/investor-presentation. A copy of the investor presentation is being furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The Company may use the investor presentation from time to time in conversations with analysts, investors and others.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, as well as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other public announcements that the Company may make from time to time, by press release or otherwise. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this investor presentation, although it may do so from time-to-time as its management believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the filing or other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or other public disclosure.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1 |
MRI Interventions, Inc. 2013 Second Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan. (filed as Appendix A to MRI Interventions, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference).
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99.1 | Investor Presentation dated October 2017. |
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.
Date: October 3, 2017 | MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC. | |
By: |
/s/ Harold A. Hurwitz | |
Harold A. Hurwitz | ||
Chief Financial Officer |