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 10, 2018

 

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				60106
(Address of principal executive offices)				(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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 3.03

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

As further described under Item 5.07 below, the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Rubicon Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 10, 2018. At this meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (as amended the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to reduce the number of authorized shares of preferred stock allowed under the Certificate of Incorporation from 5,000,000 to 1,000,000. The Board previously approved the Amendment and recommended that it be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval. On May 10, 2018, following the Annual Meeting, the Board determined to effect the preferred stock reduction and approved the corresponding final form of the Certificate of Amendment containing the Amendment, and the Company filed the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Amendment is effective as of 12:01 a.m. (Delaware time) on May 15, 2018.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting held on May 10, 2018, where a quorum existed, the proposals set forth below were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Stockholders of record as of March 21, 2018 were entitled to vote at the meeting. As of March 21, 2018, the Company had 2,739,691 shares of common stock outstanding. The final voting results are as follows:

				Proposal		For				Withhold								Broker Non-Votes
	1.			Election of Timothy Brog as a Class II director to serve for a three-year term.			1,116,341				272,310								1,030,394
				Election of Michael Mikolajczyk as a Class II director to serve for a three-year term.			1,115,598				273,053								1,030,394
							For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
	2.			Approval of an amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation to decrease the authorized number of shares of preferred stock.			1,074,605				3,022				410				1,030,394
	3.			Ratification of the selection of Marcum LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.			2,098,307				7,790				2,334				-
	4.			A non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.			1,059,683				17,102				1,252				1,030,394

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  

(d)    Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed or furnished as part of this report: 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1*		Ninth Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

*     Filed herewith.

 

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: May 15, 2018	By:	/s/ Mardel A. Graffy
	Name:	Mardel A. Graffy
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1*		Ninth Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.

*     Filed herewith.