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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): July 18, 2018

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware

001-33938

52-0729657

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification

Number)

 

11126 McCormick Road, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(410) 229-1000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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 ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 18, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”), at its offices in Timonium, Maryland. Of the 8,426,655 shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 6,868,527 shares, or 81.5% of the total shares eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, were represented in person or by proxy. Four proposals were properly submitted to the shareholders for a vote at the Annual Meeting. These proposals are described as Proposal Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission in anticipation of the Annual Meeting. No other proposals were properly presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as, as applicable, the number of votes cast "for" or "against," or “withheld,” and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, with respect to each matter, both in person and by proxy.

 

Proposal No.1 - Election of Directors. Each of Robert B. Barnhill, Jr., John D. Beletic, Jay G. Baitler, Benn R. Konsynski, Ph.D., Paul J. Gaffney, Dennis J. Shaughnessy, Murray Wright and Morton F. Zifferer, Jr. was elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2019 and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The vote on this proposal was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director

 

Votes FOR

 

Votes WITHHELD

 

Broker Non-Votes

Robert B. Barnhill, Jr.

 

5,737,110

 

189,611

 

941,806

John D Beletic        

 

5,730,125

 

196,596

 

941,806

Jay G. Baitler

 

5,628,959

 

297,762

 

941,806

Paul J. Gaffney

 

5,644,138

 

282,583

 

941,806

Benn Konsynski, PH.D

 

5,670,843

 

255,878

 

941,806

Dennis J. Shaughnessy

 

5,731,398

 

195,323

 

941,806

Murray Wright

 

5,624,314

 

302,407

 

941,806

Morton F. Zifferer, Jr.

 

5,730,200

 

196,521

 

941,806

 

Proposal No.2 - Ratify Independent Registered Public Accountants. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019 was ratified. The vote on this proposal was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

FOR

 

6,842,846

AGAINST

 

21,918

ABSTAIN

 

3,763

 

Proposal No.3 - An advisory vote on named executive officer compensation for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2018.  The shareholders voted to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2018, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Tables and other tabular information and related materials. The vote on this proposal was as follows:

 

 

 

 

FOR

 

5,679,594

AGAINST

 

240,630

ABSTAIN

 

6,497

BROKER NON-VOTES

 

941,806

 

 

 

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Proposal No.4 - A recommendation by advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory shareholder votes on named executive officer compensation. The shareholders voted to recommend that advisory (non-binding) votes on the compensation paid to our named executive officers should be put forth to shareholders every year. The vote on this proposal was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 YEAR

 4,676,030

 

2 YEARS

 17,068

 

3 YEARS

 1,220,567

 

ABSTAIN

 13,056

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

 941,806

 

 

 

The results of this vote will be submitted to the Board of Directors of the Company for its consideration in the determination of the future frequency of advisory voting on Executive Compensation.

 


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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.

 

 

 

 

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Aric M. Spitulnik

 

Aric M. Spitulnik

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

Dated: July 18, 2018

 

 

 

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