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 30, 2012
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)
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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 30, 2012, 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 KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Both proposals were 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 Withheld |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Mark S. Ain |
9,892,947 | 468,607 | 3,321,233 | |||||||||
| Stanley K. Honey |
10,003,630 | 357,924 | 3,321,233 | |||||||||
Proposal #2 – To ratify the appointment of KPMG 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 Broker Non-Votes |
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| 13,382,647 |
170,716 | 129,424 | 0 | |||||||||
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 4, 2012 | BY: | /S/ PATRICK J. SPRATT | ||||
| Patrick J. Spratt Chief Financial and Accounting Officer | ||||||