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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) June 26, 2025

 

KOPIN CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware   000-19882   04-2833935

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

125 North Drive, Westborough, MA 01581

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(508) 870-5959

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01   KOPN   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

On June 26, 2025, Kopin Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, from 200,000,000 shares to 275,000,000 shares (the “Amendment”).

 

The Company’s Board of Directors previously approved the Amendment, subject to shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting. On June 27, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the Amendment, which became effective immediately upon such filing.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

 

At the Annual Meeting, the following matters were acted upon:

 

1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

 

Jill J. Avery, Michael Murray, David Nieuwsma, Margaret Seif and Paul Walsh Jr. were all elected to serve as directors of the Company each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

The results of the election of directors are below.

 

Nominee  Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
Jill J. Avery  59,984,985  1,088,719  667,800  45,822,445
Michael Murray  60,599,248  623,939  518,317  45,822,445
David Nieuwsma  60,384,987  693,835  662,682  45,822,445
Margaret Seif  59,845,811  1,241,688  654,005  45,822,445
Paul Walsh Jr.  60,418,672  661,931  660,901  45,822,445

 

2. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.

 

A proposal to ratify an amendment to the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan from 14,000,000 to 19,000,000 was approved by the following votes:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
58,190,875  2,933,389  617,240  45,822,445

 

3. PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY’S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.

 

A proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized common shares from 200,000,000 to 275,000,000 was approved by the following votes:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
97,742,491  9,257,493  563,965 

 

4. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, P.C.AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 27, 2025.

 

A proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the current fiscal year was approved by the following votes:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
104,656,675  2,017,024  890,250 

 

5. APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

 

An advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by the following votes:

  

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
58,245,255  1,951,856  1,544,393  45,822,445

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit   Description
3.1   Certificate of Amendment
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 
 

  

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  KOPIN CORPORATION
   
Dated: June 30, 2025 /s/ Richard A. Sneider
  Richard A. Sneider
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)