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 3, 2018

 

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware 1-13738 58-1701987
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)   Identification No.)
     
289 Great Road, Acton, Massachusetts   01720
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(978) 206-8220

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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ITEM 5.07SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

On May 3, 2018. Psychemedics Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are set forth below. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Form DEF 14A, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”).

 

Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors. The stockholders elected five directors to serve until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

Nominees  For  Withheld  Broker
Non-Votes
Raymond C. Kubacki   3,206,588    35,726    1,867,015 
A. Clinton Allen   3,195,501    46,813    1,867,015 
Harry Connick   3,114,927    127,387    1,867,015 
Walter S. Tomenson, Jr.   3,111,733    130,581    1,867,015 
Fred J. Weinert   2,977,536    264,778    1,867,015 

 

Proposal No. 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The stockholders approved a non-binding advisory resolution to approve executive compensation, as described in the Proxy Statement, by the votes set forth in the table below:

  

For  Against  Abstain  Broker
Non-Votes
 2,885,418    340,525    16,371    1,867,015 

 

 

Proposal No. 3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For  Against  Abstain  Broker
Non-Votes
 5,089,766    14,719    4,844    0 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

    PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION  
       
       
Dated: May 7, 2018   By:  /s/ Neil Lerner  
      Neil Lerner, Vice President - Finance