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
June 6, 2016
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
IMAX Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Canada | 1-35066 | 98-0140269 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 2525 Speakman Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5K 1B1 (905) 403-6500 |
110 E. 59th Street, Suite 2100 New York, New York, USA 10022 (212) 821-0100 |
(905) 403-6500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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
On June 6, 2016, the Company’s shareholders approved the IMAX Corporation Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “IMAX LTIP”) at the Company’s Annual and Special Meeting, which previously had been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to shareholder approval. For a description of the IMAX LTIP, see Item No. 3, “Approval of Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2016. A copy of the IMAX LTIP is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2016 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on June 6, 2016.
Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual and Special Meeting, and the final voting results on each such matter.
| 1. | Election of Directors |
By a vote by way of show of hands, Neil S. Braun, Eric A. Demirian, Richard L. Gelfond, David W. Leebron, Michael Lynne, Michael MacMillan, I. Martin Pompadur, Dana Settle, Darren D. Throop, and Bradley J. Wechsler were elected as directors of the Company to hold office until the year 2017 or until their successors are elected or appointed. Management received proxies from the shareholders to vote for the ten directors nominated for election as follows:
| Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
|
Neil S. Braun |
56,724,368 | 1,174,268 | 5,862,348 | |||
|
Eric A. Demirian |
37,695,120 | 20,203,515 | 5,862,349 | |||
|
Richard L. Gelfond |
56,850,603 | 1,048,032 | 5,862,349 | |||
|
David W. Leebron |
53,306,661 | 4,591,975 | 5,862,348 | |||
|
Michael Lynne |
35,173,572 | 22,725,064 | 5,862,348 | |||
|
Michael MacMillan |
56,917,480 | 981,155 | 5,862,349 | |||
|
I. Martin Pompadur |
37,910,581 | 19,988,055 | 5,862,348 | |||
|
Dana Settle |
57,351,699 | 546,937 | 5,862,348 | |||
|
Darren D. Throop |
37,881,085 | 20,017,550 | 5,862,349 | |||
|
Bradley J. Wechsler |
56,406,804 | 1,491,831 | 5,862,349 |
| 2. | Appointment of Auditor |
By a vote by way of show of hands, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) were appointed auditors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and shareholders authorized the directors to fix their remuneration. Management received proxies from the shareholders to vote for the re-appointment of PwC as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| 62,607,246 | 1,098,365 | 55,373 | 0 | |||||
| 3. | Approval of Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan |
By a vote by way of show of hands the shareholders approved the IMAX LTIP. A copy of the IMAX LTIP is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. Management received proxies from the shareholders to vote for the approval of the IMAX LTIP as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| 44,175,017 | 13,667,677 | 55,942 | 5,862,348 | |||||
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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.
| IMAX Corporation (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: June 7, 2016 | By: | /s/ Robert D. Lister | ||||||
| Name: | Robert D. Lister | |||||||
| Chief Legal Officer & Chief Business Development Officer | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ G. Mary Ruby | |||||||
| Name: | G. Mary Ruby | |||||||
| Chief Administrative Officer & Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
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