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)  February 6, 2013
 
 
 
   MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
000-24487
(Commission File Number)
77-0322161
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


955 East Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA  94085
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
 
(408) 530-5000
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
 
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

  
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on February 6, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”).  The final voting results on each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.  Each matter is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2013.  For each of the proposals below, a quorum was present.

Proposal 1 : The vote on the proposal to adopt and approve the Patent Sale Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2012, by and between Bridge Crossing, LLC and the Company (the “Patent Sale Agreement”), was as follows:
 
  Number of shares voted FOR 32,759,671
  Number of shares voted AGAINST 385,701
  Number of shares ABSTAINING 23,987
  Number of Broker Non-Votes 11,311,245
 
The stockholders approved the proposal to adopt and approve the Patent Sale Agreement.

Proposal 2 : The vote on the proposal to adopt and approve the certificate of amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”), was as follows:
 
  Number of shares voted FOR 32,808,191
  Number of shares voted AGAINST 318,866
  Number of shares ABSTAINING 42,302
  Number of Broker Non-Votes 11,311,245 
 
The stockholders approved the proposal to adopt and approve the Certificate of Amendment.

Proposal 3 : The vote on the proposal to adopt and approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 5, 2012, by and among the Company, Imagination Technologies Group plc and Imagination Acquisition Sub, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Imagination Technologies Group plc, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger on December 9, 2012, and as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement of Plan and Merger on December 16, 2012 (the "Merger Agreement"), was as follows:
 
  Number of shares voted FOR 32,787,455
  Number of shares voted AGAINST 360,084
  Number of shares ABSTAINING 21,820
  Number of Broker Non-Votes 11,311,245
 
The stockholders approved the proposal to adopt and approve the Merger Agreement.

Proposal 4 : The vote on the proposal to elect Fred M. Gibbons, Jeffrey S. McCreary and Sandeep Vij to the Board of Directors of the Company, was as follows:
 
a. Fred M. Gibbons
 
  Number of shares voted FOR 32,258,016
  Number of shares WITHHELD 911,343
  Number of Broker Non-Votes 11,311,245
 
b. Jeffrey S. McCreary
 
  Number of shares voted FOR 32,594,886 
  Number of shares WITHHELD 574,473
  Number of Broker Non-Votes 11,311,245
 
c. Sandeep Vij
 
  Number of shares voted FOR 32,548,549
  Number of shares WITHHELD 620,810
  Number of Broker Non-Votes 11,311,245
 
The stockholders approved the proposal to elect Mr. Gibbons, Mr. McCreary and Mr. Vij to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Proposal 5 : The vote on the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30, 2013, was as follows:
 
  Number of shares voted FOR 43,823,076
  Number of shares voted AGAINST 510,033
  Number of shares ABSTAINING 147,495
 
The stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30, 2013.

Proposal 6 :  The vote to approve on an advisory (non-binding) basis the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the merger was as follows:
 
  Number of shares voted FOR 27,322,695
  Number of shares voted AGAINST 4,192,202
  Number of shares ABSTAINING 1,654,462
  Number of Broker Non-Votes 11,311,245
 
The stockholders approved on an advisory basis the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the merger.

Proposal 7 :  The vote to approve on an advisory (non-binding) basis the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers was as follows:
 
  Number of shares voted FOR 30,328,926
  Number of shares voted AGAINST 1,058,013
  Number of shares ABSTAINING 1,782,420
  Number of Broker Non-Votes 11,311,245 
 
The stockholders approved on an advisory basis the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers.

Proposal 8 :  The vote on the proposal to adjourn the Annual Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies to adopt the Patent Sale Agreement, Certificate of Amendment and Merger Agreement was as follows:
 
  Number of shares voted FOR 41,653,588
  Number of shares voted AGAINST 2,659,937
  Number of shares ABSTAINING 167,079
 
The stockholders approved the proposal to adjourn the Annual Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies to adopt the Patent Sale Agreement, Certificate of Amendment and Merger Agreement.
 
 
 
 

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.
 
 
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Registrant)
 
       
Date:  February 6, 2013
By:
/s/   GAIL SHULMAN  
    Name:  Gail Shulman  
    Title:  Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary  
       
 
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