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): March 12, 2015
Hurco Companies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-9143 | 35-1150732 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Technology Way | |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 46268 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(317) 293-5309
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
Hurco Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 12, 2015. The shareholders:
| · | elected all eight of the Company's nominees for director to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders; |
| · | approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation for the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement; |
| · | ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2015. |
Shares were voted on these proposals as follows:
|
Number of Votes FOR |
Number of Votes WITHHELD |
Broker Votes |
Abstentions | |
| Election of Directors: | ||||
| Thomas A. Aaro | 4,943,619 | 37,065 | 1,015,863 | 0 |
| Robert W. Cruickshank | 4,915,125 | 65,559 | 1,015,863 | 0 |
| Michael Doar | 4,934,402 | 46,282 | 1,015,863 | 0 |
| Jay C. Longbottom | 4,944,163 | 36,521 | 1,015,863 | 0 |
| Andrew Niner | 4,899,762 | 80,922 | 1,015,863 | 0 |
| Richard Porter | 4,901,704 | 78,980 | 1,015,863 | 0 |
| Janaki Sivanesan | 4,953,419 | 27,265 | 1,015,863 | 0 |
| Ronald Strackbein | 4,937,121 | 43,563 | 1,015,863 | 0 |
|
For |
Against |
Broker Non- Votes |
Abstentions |
| Advisory vote to approve
executive compensation: |
4,855,455
|
38,025 |
1,015,863 |
87,204 |
For |
Against |
Broker Non- Votes |
Abstentions | |
| Ratification of appointment
of public accounting firm: |
5,957,922 |
20,639 |
0 |
17,916 |
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On March 13, 2015, Hurco Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing payment of a cash dividend of $0.08 per share of common stock.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Dividend press release dated March 13, 2015 |
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.
| Dated: March 13, 2015 | |||
| HURCO COMPANIES, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Sonja K. McClelland | ||
| Sonja K. McClelland, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Dividend press release dated March 13, 2015 |