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): October 19, 2017
LANDEC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-27446 |
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94-3025618 |
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(Commission file number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3603 Haven Avenue, Menlo Park, California |
94025 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(650) 306-1650
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) (i) On October 19, 2017, the stockholders of Landec Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Amended Plan”) that increases the number of shares of common stock available for issuance by 1,000,000 shares. Upon such approval, the Amended Plan became effective. Employees (including officers), consultants and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible to participate in the Amended Plan. The Amended Plan provides for the grant of stock options (both nonstatutory and incentive stock options), stock grants, stock units and stock appreciation rights. Awards under the Amended Plan will be evidenced by an agreement with the Amended Plan participant. A total of three million (3,000,000) shares of the common stock are available for awards under the Amended Plan. As of October 19, 2017, 1,956,849 shares of the original 2,000,000 shares had been issued pursuant to previous awards granted under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. The Board of Directors may amend the Amended Plan at any time and for any reason, provided that any such amendment will be subject to stockholder approval to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules. The Board of Directors may terminate the Amended Plan at any time for any reason. The term of the Amended Plan is seven years and expires on October 10, 2020.
The foregoing description of the Amended Plan is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Plan.
(ii) On October 19, 2017, the Board of Directors approved the grant of the number of restricted stock units and stock options to the employees listed below. The restricted stock units will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date and the stock options will vest monthly over the 36 months following the grant date.
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RSUs |
Options |
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Molly Hemmeter, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company |
45,000 |
15,000 |
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Gregory Skinner, Chief Financial Officer of the Company |
21,000 |
7,000 |
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Ronald Midyett, Chief Operating Officer of the Company |
15,000 |
5,000 |
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Steven Bitler, Vice President of Corporate Technology |
7,500 |
2,500 |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 19, 2017, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The five proposals presented to stockholders were the election of five Class 2 directors, the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 27, 2018, the approval of the amendment to the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, the approval of a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and an advisory vote on the frequency of the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation.
1. The voting results for the election of directors were as follows:
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Director |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D |
23,291,434 |
342,803 |
2,529,889 |
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Deborah Carosella |
23,419,098 |
215,139 |
2,529,889 |
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Tonia Pankopf |
23,415,234 |
219,003 |
2,529,889 |
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Robert Tobin |
23,221,093 |
413,144 |
2,529,889 |
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Molly A. Hemmeter |
23,270,712 |
363,525 |
2,529,889 |
2. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 28, 2017, with votes as follows: 25,910,579 votes for approval and 245,614 votes against approval, with 7,933 shares abstaining.
3. Stockholders approved the amendment to the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan.
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker-Non-Votes |
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20,646,336 |
2,968,251 |
19,650 |
2,529,889 |
4. Stockholders approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (in the form of a non-binding, advisory vote), with votes as follows:
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker-Non-Votes |
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22,499,066 |
933,533 |
201,638 |
2,529,889 |
5. On an advisory basis, stockholders indicated their preference for the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation to be held annually.
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One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstain |
Broker-Non-Votes |
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19,679,457 |
28,595 |
3,729,970 |
196,215 |
2,529,889 |
Based on these results, and consistent with the Board of Directors’ recommendation, the Company has determined that it will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of such advisory votes, or until the Board of Directors otherwise determines that a different frequency for such votes is in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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First Amendment to the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan |
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.
Date: October 20, 2017
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LANDEC CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Gregory S. Skinner |
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Gregory S. Skinner |
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Vice President of Finance and |
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Administration and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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First Amendment to the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan |
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