8-K

 

 

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 15, 2012

 

 

RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33834   36-4419301

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

900 East Green Street

Bensenville, Illinois

(Address of principal executive offices)

60106

(Zip Code)

(847) 295-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Rubicon Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting on June 15, 2012. The matters that were voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results as to each such matter are set forth below.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The following nominee was elected to the Board of Directors for a three-year term expiring in 2015, as follows:

 

    FOR   WITHHELD   BROKER
NON-VOTES
Michael E. Mikolajczyk   13,064,838   298,611   5,446,994

The following directors, who were not up for reelection at the Annual Meeting, continue to serve as directors following the meeting: Raja M. Parvez, Raymond J. Spencer, Don N. Aquilano and Donald R. Caldwell.

Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2012

The ratification of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was approved as follows:

 

FOR

  AGAINST   ABSTAIN
18,350,583   444,002   15,858


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.

 

    RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dated: June 20, 2012     By:   /s/ William F. Weissman
    Name:   William F. Weissman
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer