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 26, 2010
A123 Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-34463 |
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04-3583876 |
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(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
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A123 Systems, Inc. |
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02472 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 617-778-5700
(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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of stockholders of A123 Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 26, 2010. At the annual meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:
1. To elect the two directors named in the Company’s proxy statement for a three-year term expiring in 2013. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:
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Nominee |
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For |
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Against |
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Jeffrey P. McCarthy |
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48,323,729 |
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0 |
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384,901 |
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19,206,613 |
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Gilbert N. Riley, Jr. |
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48,367,661 |
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0 |
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340,969 |
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19,206,613 |
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2. To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2010. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
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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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67,630,844 |
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213,846 |
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70,553 |
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0 |
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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.
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A123 SYSTEMS, INC. |
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Date: June 2, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ ERIC J. PYENSON |
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Eric J. Pyenson |
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Vice President and General Counsel |