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):
July 31, 2015
American Superconductor Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-19672 | 04-2959321 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 64 Jackson Road Devens, Massachusetts |
01434 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (978) 842-3000
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. |
On July 31, 2015, American Superconductor Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which the Company’s stockholders took the following actions:
1. The Company’s stockholders elected the following directors to its Board of Directors (the “Board”):
| DIRECTOR |
VOTES FOR |
VOTES WITHHELD |
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| Vikram S. Budhraja |
4,489,440 | 639,248 | ||||||
| Pamela F. Lenehan |
4,830,947 | 297,741 | ||||||
| Daniel P. McGahn |
4,793,303 | 335,385 | ||||||
| David R. Oliver, Jr. |
4,808,140 | 320,548 | ||||||
| John B. Vander Sande |
4,429,984 | 698,704 | ||||||
| John W. Wood, Jr. |
4,425,804 | 702,884 | ||||||
There were 4,871,355 broker non-votes for each director.
2. The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of McGladrey LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year by a vote of 9,724,171 shares of common stock for, 192,043 shares of common stock against and 83,829 shares of common stock abstaining.
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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.
| AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: July 31, 2015 | By: | /s/ David A. Henry | ||||
| David A. Henry | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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