8-K Annual Meeting 2015




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 27, 2015
 

 
KVH Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
0-28082
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
05-0420589
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
50 Enterprise Center
Middletown, RI
 
02842
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (401) 847-3327
 
(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

At the annual meeting of shareholders of KVH Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 27, 2015, the shareholders voted on (i) a proposal to consider and vote upon the election of Mark S. Ain and Stanley K. Honey as Class I directors for a three-year term; and (ii) a proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Both director nominees were re-elected and proposal #2 was approved. The final results of such voting are set forth below.

Proposal #1 - To consider and vote upon the election of two Class I directors for a three-year term.
Name of Director Nominee
Number of Votes Cast For
Number of Votes Cast Against
Number of Abstentions
Number of Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
Mark S. Ain
10,019,669
1,786,984
2,437
2,613,668
Stanley K. Honey
10,309,124
1,497,829
2,137
2,613,668

Proposal #2 - To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Number of Votes Cast For
 
Number of Votes Cast Against
 
Number of Abstentions
 
Number of Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,206,299
 
205,169
 
11,290
 
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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.
 
 
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: June 1, 2015
BY:
/s/    PETER A. RENDALL        
 
 
Peter A. Rendall
 
 
Chief Financial Officer