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): May 23, 2013

 

Performance Technologies,
Incorporated 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   0-27460   16-1158413

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

140 Canal View Boulevard   Rochester, New York   14623
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 256-0200

(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:

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Performance Technologies, Incorporated (the “Company”) was held on May 23, 2013. Set forth following are descriptions of the four matters that were voted upon at this meeting and the voting results with respect to each such matter.

1. A proposal to elect two Directors, each to serve for a three-year term until the Annual Meeting to be held in 2016 or until his successor is duly elected or appointed and qualifies: 

  Director   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes  
  Stuart B. Meisenzahl   2,228,518   4,635,495   3,214,914  
  John M. Slusser   2,274,181   4,589,832   3,214,914  

As directors are elected by plurality vote and the proposal to elect Mssrs. Meisenzahl and Slusser received a plurality of votes, Mssrs. Meisenzahl and Slusser were re-elected.

 

2. A proposal to approve and ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013 was adopted: 

  Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions    
  9,820,613   221,487   36,827    

 

3. A non-binding, advisory proposal to endorse the Company’s executive compensation program, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement under the section “Executive Compensation,” commonly known as “say-on-pay”:  

  Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes  
  6,398,011   463,002   3,000    3,214,914  

 

4. A non-binding, advisory proposal to express preference as to the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation, commonly known as “say-on-frequency”:

  Votes for One Year   Votes for Two Years   Votes for Three Years   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes  
  5,458,731   45,448   1,318,044   41,790    3,214,914

 

 
 

 

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.

                                                                                                       

    PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED  
         
         
May 24, 2013   By /s/ John M. Slusser     
    John M. Slusser    
    President and Chief Executive Officer     
         
         
May 24, 2013   By /s/ Dorrance W. Lamb     
    Dorrance W. Lamb    
    Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer