Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 18, 2017

Acacia Communications, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-37771

27-0291921

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Three Mill and Main Place, Suite 400

Maynard, Massachusetts

01754

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 938-4896

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Voting Results.

At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Acacia Communications, Inc. (the “Company”), held on May 18, 2017, the proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. The proposals are described further in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting.

Proposal One – the election of two Class I director nominees to hold office until the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders.

The two Class I director nominees named in the Company’s definitive proxy statement were elected to hold office until the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Information as to the vote on each director standing for election is provided below:


Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Murugesan Shanmugaraj		19,741,701		1,578,772		6,063,695
Benny P. Mikkelsen		19,212,804		2,107,669		6,063,695

Proposal Two – the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The voting results were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining
27,293,553	67,441	23,174

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.