PRESBIA PLC (NASDAQ:LENS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

PRESBIA PLC (NASDAQ:LENS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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On August 3, 2017, Presbia PLC (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted on the proposals set forth below, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2017.The final voting results are set forth below.

Proposal 1: Election of directors.

The following is a list of the directors who were re-elected at the Annual Meeting to serve as directors until the conclusion of the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2018.The results of such vote for each director were as follows:

Name

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

Ralph Thurman

14,529,308

454,242

1,469,578

Richard Ressler

14,907,668

75,882

1,469,578

Zohar Loshitzer

14,971,817

12,400

1,469,578

Vladimir Feingold

14,971,817

12,400

1,469,578

Todd Cooper

14,592,190

391,360

1,469,578

Robert Cresci

14,982,114

1,436

1,469,578

Gerd Auffarth

14,983,321

1,469,578

Gerald Farrell

14,983,321

1,469,578

Proposal 2: Ratification of U.S. independent registered public accounting firm and authorization of the Audit Committee to set such auditor’s remuneration.

The shareholders ratified, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of Squar Milner, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company’s U.S. financial statements and authorized, in a binding vote, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors to set such auditor’s remuneration.The results of such vote were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

16,452,245

1,550

Proposal 3: Ratification of Irish independent statutory auditor and authorization of the Audit Committee to set such auditor’s remuneration.

The shareholders ratified, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of Moore Stephens LLP as the Company’s independent statutory auditor with respect to the Company’s Irish financial statements and authorized, in a binding vote, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors to set such auditor’s remuneration.The results of such vote were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

16,452,245

1,550

Proposal 4A: To approve the amendment and restatement of the Memorandum of Association of Presbia PLC to address the enactment of the Irish Companies Act of 2014.

The shareholders adopted the amendment and restatement of the Memorandum of Association of Presbia PLC to address the enactment of the Irish Companies Act of 2014.The results of such vote were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

16,443,925

1,550

8,320

Proposal 4B: To approve the amendment and restatement of the Articles of Association of Presbia PLC to address the enactment of the Irish Companies Act of 2014.

The shareholders adopted the amendment and restatement of the Articles of Association of Presbia PLC to address the enactment of the Irish Companies Act of 2014.The results of such vote were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

16,445,262

1,550

6,983


About PRESBIA PLC (NASDAQ:LENS)

Presbia PLC is an ophthalmic device company. The Company develops and markets an optical lens implant for treating presbyopia, the age-related loss of the ability to focus on near objects. The Company’s segment is the restoration of clear vision caused by presbyopia. The Company provides the refractive lens for patient surgeries and accessories for procedures performed exclusively outside the United States. The Company’s lens, referred to as the microlens, is a miniature lens designed to be surgically implanted in a patient’s eye to improve that patient’s ability to see objects at close distances. The microlens is a disc shaped lens that has a refractive zone in the periphery designed to improve near vision problems associated with presbyopia and a central zone that is designed to improve distance vision. The Company’s solution is a standalone solution for plano presbyopes, or those individuals suffering from presbyopia but do not have any other visual disorders.

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