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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): October 20, 2021
LANDEC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 000-27446 | | 94-3025618 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission file number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2811 Airpark Drive | |
Santa Maria, | California | 93455 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(650) 306-1650
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | LNDC | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 20, 2021, Landec Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business on August 23, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 29,461,710 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The three proposals presented to the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting were (1) the election of five directors for a two year term, (2) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 29, 2022, and (3) the approval of a non-binding advisory proposal on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
1. The voting results for the election of directors were as follows:
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Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. | 16,819,179 | 5,293,038 | 3,041,387 |
Joshua E. Schechter | 18,534,884 | 3,577,333 | 3,041,387 |
Deborah Carosella | 21,334,410 | 777,807 | 3,041,387 |
Tonia Pankopf | 19,544,382 | 2,567,835 | 3,041,387 |
Craig A. Barbarosh | 19,652,072 | 2,460,145 | 3,041,387 |
As a result of the foregoing voting results, each of the foregoing directors was appointed to the Board of Directors (the “Board”), to serve until the expiration of their respective terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
2. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 29, 2022, with votes as follows:
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For | Against | Abstain | |
25,138,609 | 14,589 | 406 | |
3. Stockholders approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (in the form of a non-binding, advisory vote), with votes as follows:
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
20,155,216 | 1,465,183 | 491,818 | 3,041,387 |
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.
Date: October 26, 2021
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| LANDEC CORPORATION | |
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| By: | /s/ John D. Morberg | |
| | John D. Morberg | |
| | Chief Financial Officer | |