UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2016
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Duos Technologies Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida | 333-142429 | 65-0493217 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
6622 Southpoint Drive S., Suite 310, Jacksonville, Florida 32216
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(904) 652-1601
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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
As reported in Item 5.07 of this Form 8-K Report, the stockholders of Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (the Company) approved the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2016 Plan) at the Companys 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the 2016 Annual Meeting.
The description of the material terms of the Plan included in the Companys definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2016 (the Companys Proxy Statement) for the 2016 Annual Meeting, is incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K. Such description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of each of the Plans which is filed as Annex A in the Companys Proxy Statement and is also incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security holders
On April 21, 2016, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders at 10:00 a.m. at its premises at 6622 Southpoint Drive S., Suite 310, Jacksonville, Florida, 32216. As of March 11, 2016, the record date for the 2016 Annual Meeting, there were 65,008,605 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. A quorum of common stockholders, present in person or by proxy, representing 43,329,747 shares of common stock was present at the 2016 Annual Meeting. The final voting results of the 2016 Annual Meeting are set forth below.
1.
Proposal to elect directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The Companys stockholders elected each of the Companys five nominees for director to serve a term of one year to expire at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as set forth below:
Name |
| Votes For |
| Votes Withheld |
| Broker Non-Votes |
Gianni Arcaini |
| 42,358,400 |
| 971,347 |
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Adrian Goldfarb |
| 43,314,231 |
| 15,516 |
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Gijs Van Thiel |
| 42,358,400 |
| 971,347 |
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Joseph H. Glodek |
| 43,314,231 |
| 15,516 |
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Alfred J. (Fred) Mulder |
| 43,314,231 |
| 15,516 |
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Proposal to adopt the 2016 Plan.
The Companys stockholders approved the Companys 2016 Plan, as set forth below:
Votes For |
| Votes Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Votes |
42,358,395 |
| 971,347 |
| 5 |
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3.
Proposal to approve, in a nonbinding advisory vote, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers.
The Companys stockholders approved, in a nonbinding and advisory vote, the compensation of its named executive officers as described in the Companys Proxy Statement, as set forth below:
Votes For |
| Votes Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Votes |
41,561,976 |
| 1.021,520 |
| 746,251 |
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4.
The results of the nonbinding advisory vote of the Companys stockholders with respect to the frequency of nonbinding advisory votes on executive compensation, are as set forth below:
One Year |
| Two Years |
| Three Years |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Votes |
21,092,286 |
| 501,689 |
| 21,735,772 |
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All proposals received the requisite number of votes and were approved.
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.
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Dated: April 21, 2016 | By: | /s/ Adrian Goldfarb |
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| Adrian Goldfarb Chief Financial Officer |
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