UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 29, 2016
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WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34643 | 98-0204758 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
Of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
521 Railroad Avenue
Suisun City, California 94585
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (707) 421-1300
(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 September 29, 2016, WPCS International Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Two proposals were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The first proposal was the election of five nominees to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The second proposal was to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2017. Additional information about the proposals can be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 2016.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The voting results for the election of directors were as follows:
Number of Shares Voted For | Number of Shares Withheld | |||
Sebastian Giordano | 404,318 | 15,882 | ||
Charles Benton | 407,449 | 12,751 | ||
Norm Dumbroff | 407,333 | 12,867 | ||
Edward Gildea | 404,624 | 15,576 | ||
Joshua Silverman | 404,563 | 15,637 |
There were no votes against any nominee. There were 1,153,448 broker non-votes for this proposal.
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Marcum LLP to serve as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year ending April 30, 2017
The voting results for the ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2017 were as follows:
For: 1,544,596 | Against: 20,292 | Abstain: 8,760 |
There were no broker non-votes for this proposal.
The five director nominees listed above were elected and the proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2017 was passed.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED | ||
Date: September 29, 2016 | By: | /s/ Sebastian Giordano |
Name: | Sebastian Giordano | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |