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): December 1,
2009
NEXCEN
BRANDS, INC.
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
Charter)
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Delaware
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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000-27707
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20-2783217
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1330
Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor, New York, NY
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10019-5400
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(212)
277-1100
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area
Code)
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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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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On
December 1, 2009, NexCen Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which two proposals were presented to
the Company’s stockholders for consideration. The two matters presented for
consideration were: (1) the election of five directors to hold office until the
2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and
qualified and (2) a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2009. The number of issued and outstanding shares
of common stock of the Company as of October 6, 2009, the record date
established by the board of directors for determining stockholder eligibility to
vote at the Annual Meeting, was approximately
56,951,730. Belinda Massafra, the Company’s independent
inspector of election at the Annual Meeting, has certified the voting
results. There were personally or by proxy at the Annual Meeting
stockholders holding an aggregate of 38,222,240 shares of common stock of the
Company, representing approximately 67% of the total shares eligible to
vote. Set forth below are the results of the votes taken at the
Annual Meeting.
The
nominees for election to the board of directors were elected by the stockholders
by the following vote:
Name:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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David
S. Oros
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29,129,002
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8,685,097
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408,141
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James
T. Brady
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26,513,382
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11,300,226
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408,632
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Paul
Caine
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26,557,428
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11,252,357
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412,455
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Edward
J. Mathias
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26,547,790
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11,264,495
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409,955
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George
P. Stamas
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26,573,753
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11,234,558
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413,929
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The
proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009
was approved by the stockholders by the following vote:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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27,043,210
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11,064,308
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114,722
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SIGNATURES
According
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, thereunto
duly authorized on December 3, 2009.
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NEXCEN
BRANDS, INC.
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/s/
Sue J. Nam
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By:
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Sue
J. Nam
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Its:
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General
Counsel
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