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 11, 2012

 

 

UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland 0-7885 52-0898545
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   Identification No.)

 

11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 363-3000

 

Inapplicable

(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:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 

 

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

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Universal Security Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on October 11, 2012. The matters submitted to the stockholders for a vote were: (i) the election of one director; and (ii) the authorization of the Company’s Board of Directors to accept the selection by the Audit Committee of an outside auditing firm for the Company’s 2013 fiscal year.

 

Of the 2,312,759 shares entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting, 2,045,325 shares (or 88.44% of the total shares) were represented at the meeting. The affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast on each matter is required to elect director and authorize selection of an auditor.

 

The nominee submitted for election as director was Ronald A. Seff, M.D. for a term of three years, as described in the Proxy Statement distributed to stockholders in connection with the meeting. The following are the voting results (in number of shares) with respect to the election of directors:

 

 

Name

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Abstain

Broker
Non-Votes
Ronald A. Seff, M.D. 981,618 35,820 0 1,027,887

 

As a result, the nominee was elected. Ira Bormel, Harvey B. Grossblatt and Cary Luskin were not up for re-election and continue in office as Directors after the Meeting.

 

The results of the vote on the proposal to authorize selection of an auditor were as follows:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

Broker
Non-Votes
1,956,694 88,631 0 0

 

As a result, the proposal was approved.

 

 
 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized. 

 

 

  UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
                    (Registrant)
   
   
Date: October 11, 2012 By:  /s/ Harvey B. Grossblatt
    Harvey B. Grossblatt
President