Item 5.02(e). Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of IRIDEX Corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 14, 2023, at the Company’s headquarters located at 1212 Terra Bella Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”), as amended, to provide for an increase in the shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2008 Plan by an additional 1,000,000 shares.
A detailed summary of the 2008 Plan, as amended, is contained in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”). The summary contained in the Proxy Statement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2008 Plan, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
As of April 17, 2023, the record date of the Annual Meeting, 16,007,161 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 9,943,343 shares, or 62.12%, of the Company’s common stock, constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. The proposals voted upon at the meeting and the vote with respect to each such matter are as set forth below:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
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Nominee |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
David I. Bruce |
5,989,369 |
684,641 |
10,040 |
3,259,293 |
Nandini Devi |
5,466,465 |
1,096,587 |
120,998 |
3,259,293 |
Robert Grove, Ph.D. |
5,445,151 |
1,117,916 |
120,983 |
3,259,293 |
Beverly A. Huss |
5,810,909 |
595,101 |
278,040 |
3,259,293 |
Kenneth E. Ludlum |
5,301,969 |
1,095,579 |
286,502 |
3,259,293 |
Scott Shuda |
5,556,058 |
867,379 |
260,613 |
3,259,293 |
Based on the votes set forth above, each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of BPM LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2023.
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
9,631,991 |
290,323 |
21,029 |
0 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders ratified the appointment of BPM LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2023.
Proposal 3: To conduct an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
5,688,229 |
830,659 |
165,162 |
3,259,293 |
The stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory vote.
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Proposal 4: To approve of the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
5,387,400 |
1,132,190 |
164,460 |
3,259,293 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders approved the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
Proposal 5: To approve of the amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of officers.
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
5,231,977 |
1,445,031 |
7,042 |
3,259,293 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders did not approve the amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of officers.