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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): 6/29/2011

VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-32465

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

04-3692546
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2099 Gateway Place, Suite 600
San Jose, CA 95110

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

408-232-7800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 29, 2011. The matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the final results for each matter submitted are as follows:

1.     The election of the following nine directors to serve a one-year term on the Company's board of directors: 
 
    Director    For    Against    Withheld    Broker Non-Votes 





 
    Robert W. Alspaugh    74,898,568    -    356,214    4,393,535 
    Douglas G. Bergeron    74,974,028    -    280,754    4,393,535 
    Dr. Leslie G. Denend    74,724,692    -    530,090    4,393,535 
    Alex W. Hart    72,285,787    -    2,968,995    4,393,535 
    Robert B. Henske    74,728,192    -    526,590    4,393,535 
    Richard A. McGinn    74,895,652    -    359,130    4,393,535 
    Eitan Raff    74,897,978    -    356,804    4,393,535 
    Charles R. Rinehart    74,980,453    -    274,329    4,393,535 
    Jeffrey E. Stiefler    74,728,607    -    526,175    4,393,535 

2.      The Company’s stockholders approved amendments to the VeriFone 2006 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued thereunder and to effect certain other changes thereunder, as set forth in itsProxy Statement . The vote results were as follows:
 
Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions 
 53,464,693    21,718,590    71,499 

3.      The Company’s stockholders approved the Amended and Restated VeriFone Bonus Plan. The vote results were as follows:
 
Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions 
 65,975,146    9,199,221    80,415 

4.      The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officersas set forth in the Proxy Statement . The vote results were as follows:
 
Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions 
 67,126,584    8,052,867    75,331 

5.      The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the holding of an advisory vote every year on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The vote results were as follows:
 
Every Year    Every Two Years    Every Three Years    Abstentions 
68,782,065    52,392    6,356,748    63,577 


  Based on the results of this advisory vote and consistent with the Company’s recommendation for this proposal, the Company will hold an advisory vote on compensation of its named executive officers every year.
 
6.      The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2011. The vote results were as follows:
 
Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions 
78,919,390    639,684    89,243 


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.

Date: June 30, 2011        VeriFone Systems, Inc. 
    By:    /s/ Albert Liu 
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        Albert Liu 
        SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary