UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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 28, 2021
SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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California |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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001-36747 |
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02-0692322 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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13170 Telfair Avenue |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(818) 833-5000 |
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock |
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NASDAQ |
Warrants |
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NASDAQ |
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ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Second Sight Medical Products Inc. ("Second Sight" or "Company") was held on May 28, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. Holders of 17,017,775 shares of Second Sight's common stock were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to the shareholders of Second Sight at the annual meeting. The proposals acted upon by the shareholders are described in detail in Second Sight's Proxy Statement which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021.
Proposal 1: The shareholders elected each of the six director nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, as follows:
Nominee |
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For |
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Withheld/ Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
Gregg Williams |
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11,717,164 |
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125,819 |
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5,174,792 |
Aaron Mendelsohn |
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11,710,856 |
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132,127 |
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5,174,792 |
Jonathan Will McGuire |
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11,727,547 |
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115,436 |
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5,174,792 |
Matthew Pfeffer |
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11,728,271 |
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114,712 |
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5,174,792 |
Dean Baker |
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11,734,708 |
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108,275 |
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5,174,792 |
Alexandra Larson |
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11,728,992 |
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113,991 |
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5,174,792 |
Proposal 2: The shareholders, on an advisory basis, ratified the appointment of Gumbiner Savett Inc. as Second Sight’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021, as follows:
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
16,790,398 |
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142,622 |
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84,755 |
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Proposal 3: The shareholders, on a non-binding basis, ratified the compensation of our named executive officers:
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
11,546,765 |
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207,655 |
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88,563 |
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5,174,792 |
Proposal 4: The shareholders, on an advisory basis, indicated the preferred frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
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For |
1 Yr. |
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11,651,980 |
2 Yr. |
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102,607 |
3 Yr. |
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46,399 |
Abstentions |
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41,997 |
Broker Non Vote |
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5,174,792 |
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Item 8.01 |
Other Events |
On June 1, 2021, the Company issued a press release entitled “Second Sight Medical Products Announces Results of its 2021 Annual Meeting”. The press release is attached to this report on form 8-K as exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibits. |
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99.1 |
Press Release “Second Sight Medical Products Announces Results of its 2021 Annual Meeting” dated June 1, 2021 |
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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.
SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
/s/ Edward Sedo |
By: Edward Sedo |
Acting Chief Accounting Officer |
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