dspg20150612_8k.htm

 

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): June 8, 2015

 

DSP GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

001-35256
(Commission File Number)

94-2683643
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

   
   

161 S. San Antonio Road, Suite 10, Los Altos, CA
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

94022
(Zip Code)

 

 

408/986-4300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

With a copy to:
Jaclyn Liu, Esq.
Morrison & Foerster 
llp
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

 


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ITEM 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On June 8, 2015, DSP Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “2015 Annual Meeting”) whereby the stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Second Restated Certificate”) of the Company to eliminate supermajority voting provisions therein and integrate into a single document all prior stockholder-approved amendments of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation into a single document. Subsequent to stockholder approval, the Second Restated Certificate was filed and accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 12, 2015. A copy of the Second Restated Certificate is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the following proposals were submitted to a vote of stockholders and the voting results are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2015.

 

1.     Election of six directors as specifically set forth below, each to serve until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders:

 

Ofer Elyakim

For: 17,561,014

Withheld: 227,548

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438

       

Thomas A. Lacey

For: 17,407,652

Withheld: 380,910

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438

       

Gabi Seligsohn

For: 17,522,705

Withheld: 265,857

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438

       

Yair Seroussi

For: 17,421,095

Withheld: 367,467

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438

       

Patrick Tanguy

For: 17,413,925

Withheld: 374,637

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438

       

Kenneth H. Traub

For: 17,425,538

Withheld: 363,024

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438

       

 

2.     Proposal to approve Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting provisions therein and integrate into a single document all prior stockholder-approved amendments into a single document:

 

For: 17,761,173

Against: 24,791

Abstain: 2,598

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438

 

 

 

 

3.     Proposal to approve Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation to add a provision to designate Delaware Chancery Court as the exclusive forum for certain legal actions and integrate into a single document all prior stockholder-approved amendments into a single document:

 

For: 10,839,115

Against: 6,946,309

Abstain: 3,138

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438
       

 

4.     Proposal to increase the number of shares authorized under the Company’s amended and restated 2012 equity incentive plan by 1,000,000 shares:

 

For: 16,423,788

Against: 1,363,426

Abstain: 1,348      

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438
       

 

5.     Proposal to increase the number of shares authorized under the Company’s amended and restated 1993 employee purchase plan by 1,000,000 shares:

 

For: 17,511,230

Against: 161,525

Abstain: 115,807

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438
       

 

6.     Proposal to ratify the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2015:

 

For: 18,827,248

Against: 471,612

Abstain: 5,140

Broker Non-Vote: 0
       

 

7.     Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officers compensation:

 

For: 17,170,619

Against: 615,070

Abstain: 2,873      

Broker Non-Vote: 1,515,438
       

 

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

3.1         Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of DSP Group, Inc., effective as of June 12, 2015.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

DSP GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:     June 12, 2015

By: /s/ Dror Levy

 

 

Dror Levy
Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary

 

 

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