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 24, 2012
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-33852
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77-0390628
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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.)
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308 Dorla Court, Suite 206
Zephyr Cove, Nevada 89448
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(775) 548-1785
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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VirnetX Holding Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 24, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company elected to the Board of Directors the individuals listed below. Each director listed will serve as a Class II Director for a term of three years or until their resignation or their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
Proposal 1: Election of Class II Directors
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Nominee
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Votes For
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Withheld*
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Non-Votes
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Robert D. Short III, Ph.D.
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20,890,509 | 880,165 | 20,614,996 | |||||||||
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Thomas M. O’Brien
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21,556,723 | 213,951 | 20,614,996 | |||||||||
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Votes withheld and broker non-votes do not affect the outcome of the election.
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In addition, the following proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Farber Hass Hurley LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Farber Hass Hurley LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
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Votes for
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40,360,359 | |||
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Votes against
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1,058,550 | |||
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Abstentions
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966,761 |
Proposal 3: Non-binding stockholder proposal regarding the implementation of a majority voting standard for the election of directors
The stockholders voted against the non-binding stockholder proposal regarding the implementation of a majority voting standard for the election of directors. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
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Votes for
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5,196,071 | |||
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Votes against
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16,418,090 | |||
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Abstentions
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156,513 | |||
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Broker Non-Votes
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20,614,996 | * |
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Broker non-votes do not affect the outcome of the vote on Proposal 3.
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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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VIRNETX HOLDING CORPORATION
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Date: May 31, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Kendall Larsen | |
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Kendall Larsen
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Chief Executive Officer
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