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) September 11, 2012

 

ACORN ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware	0-19771	22-2786081
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission file Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

 

3903 Centerville Road, Wilmington, Delaware	19807
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (302) 656-1707

 

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

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The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Acorn Energy, Inc. was held September 11, 2012. Set forth below are the voting results with respect to each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:

 

Proposal 1 – The stockholders elected, by a plurality of the votes cast, all seven nominees to the Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2013 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Name of Nominee		Total Votes For				Total Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
John A. Moore			9,202,414				52,327				7,129,504
Christopher E. Clouser			9,205,638				49,103				7,129,504
Richard J. Giacco			9,179,520				75,221				7,129,504
Mannie L. Jackson			9,206,773				47,968				7,129,504
Joseph Musanti			9,046,854				207,887				7,129,504
Richard S. Rimer			9,036,143				218,598				7,129,504
Samuel M. Zentman			9,167,801				86,940				7,129,504

 

Proposal 2 – The stockholders ratified by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal, the appointment by the Audit Committee of Friedman LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012.

 

Total Votes For				Total Votes Against				Total Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	16,358,106				22,145				3,994				0

 

Proposal 3 – The stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Total Votes For				Total Votes Against				Total Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	9,019,228				173,948				61,565				7,129,504

 

Proposal 4 – The stockholders approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal, an Amendment to the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of available shares.

 

Total Votes For				Total Votes Against				Total Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	6,608,618				2,543,252				102,871				7,129,504

 

Proposal 5 – The stockholders approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal, an Amendment to the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors to increase the number of available shares

 

Total Votes For				Total Votes Against				Total Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	6,619,498				2,521,470				113,773				7,129,504

 

 

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 on this 13th day of September, 2012.

 

	ACORN ENERGY, INC.
	By:	/s/Heather K. Mallard
	Name:	Heather K. Mallard
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary