UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 26, 2011
ROCKWELL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Michigan
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000-23661
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38-3317208 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
30142 Wixom Road,Wixom, Michigan48393
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (248) 960-9009
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 (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02 |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 26, 2011, Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. At the Annual Meeting, as noted in Item 5.07 below, the shareholders approved an
amendment and restatement of the Companys 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the LTIP), which had
been previously approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on March 7, 2011 subject to
shareholder approval. The amendment and restatement increases the total number of common shares
subject to the LTIP from 3,500,000 to 4,500,000 shares and has the effect of reapproving the
performance measures in the LTIP for purposes of the performance based compensation exemption in
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Item 5.07 |
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Companys Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 26, 2011, the shareholders voted to (1)
reelect one incumbent director for a term expiring in 2014, (2) recommend, by non-binding vote,
support for the compensation of the Companys named executive officers, (3) recommend, by
non-binding vote, that the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers be every three years, (4) approve the amendment and restatement
of the LTIP including reapproval of the performance measures in the LTIP for purposes of the
performance based compensation exemption in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (5)
ratify the selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Companys independent registered public
accounting firm for 2011. The following tables set forth the final voting results on each matter.
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Director Nominee |
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For |
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
Kenneth L. Holt
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7,574,460
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132,647
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9,291,918 |
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Proposal |
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Non-binding |
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7,096,602 |
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359,560 |
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250,945 |
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9,291,918 |
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advisory vote on
compensation of
named executive
officers |
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Approve amendment |
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6,469,251 |
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1,031,350 |
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206,506 |
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9,291,918 |
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and restatement of
LTIP and reapproval
of performance
measures |
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Ratify the |
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16,784,114 |
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114,759 |
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100,152 |
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selection of Plante
& Moran, PLLC |
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Proposal |
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1 Year |
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2 Year |
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3 Year |
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Abstain |
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Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of |
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1,805,324 |
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320,556 |
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5,300,844 |
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280,383 |
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shareholder votes on the compensation of
named executive officers |
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