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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8‑K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 19, 2010

 

 

 

PLUG POWER INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

0-27527

22-3672377

(State or Other
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

968 Albany Shaker Road, Latham, New York  12110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

(518) 782-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

     

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

 

On May 19, 2010, Plug Power Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders, at which the Company’s shareholders voted on the election of one Class II director that had been nominated for election by the Company’s Board of Directors and to ratify the audit committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2010.  For more information on these proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2010.

 

The shareholders elected George C. McNamee as Class II director, to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2013 and voted to ratify the audit committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2010.  The tabulation of votes with respect to the election of George C. McNamee and the ratification of the audit committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP was as follows:

 

 

Election of Class II Directors:

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

George C. McNamee, 2010

58,805,279

13,051,366

28,329,078

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstain

Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP

99,198,653

693,738

293,332

 

 

Following the meeting, the Company’s Board of Directors consisted of George C. McNamee (Chairman), Gary K. Willis, Maureen O. Helmer, Larry G. Garberding, Andrew Marsh and Jeffrey Drazan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

PLUG POWER INC.

 

 

Date:  May 25, 2010

By: /s/ Andrew Marsh

 

      Andrew Marsh

 

      Chief Executive Officer