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)  September 6, 2013

 

Retractable Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (972) 294-1010

 

None

(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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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Retractable Technologies, Inc. was held on September 6, 2013.  Abstentions are considered present for purposes of calculating the vote but are not considered to have been voted in favor of the matters voted upon, and broker non-votes are not considered present for purposes of calculating the votes.

 

The final voting results are as follows:

 

Proposal 1: The Election of Three Class 1 Directors

 

All Directors nominated by the Board of Directors were elected.

 

		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes
CLASS 1 DIRECTORS
Steven R. Wisner		16,571,768		30,426		0
Marco Laterza		16,587,428		14,776		0
Amy Mack		16,587,628		14,576		0

 

Proposal 2: The Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

 

The shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of Retractable Technologies, Inc.’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
16,421,700		57,504		123,000		0

 

Proposal 3: The Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Executive Compensation Advisory Votes

 

The shareholders voted, on an advisory, non-binding basis, on the frequency of future executive compensation advisory votes and the results of such vote are set forth in the table below:

 

1 Year		2 Years		3 Years		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
906,362		16,740		15,558,402		120,700		0

 

Based on the results of this vote, Retractable Technologies, Inc. will include a shareholder vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials every three (3) years until the next required vote on the frequency of such a vote is held.

 

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:	September 9, 2013	RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		(Registrant)
		BY:	/s/ Douglas W. Cowan
			DOUGLAS W. COWAN
			VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

 

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