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STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> </FONT></B><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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8-K</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date
of report (date of earliest event reported):</FONT><BR>
<B>October 26, 2016</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 24pt"><B>Abaxis,
Inc.</B></FONT>&nbsp;</P>

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as specified in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>000-19720</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>77-0213001</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Commission File No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>3240 Whipple Road,
Union City, CA 94587</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</P>

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number, including area code:<BR>
<B>(510) 675-6500</B></P>

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below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>ITEM 5.02.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><FONT><B>DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">On October 26,
2016, at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) of Abaxis, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;),
the Company&#146;s shareholders approved the Abaxis, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Amended 2014 Plan&#148;),
which Amended 2014 Plan became effective on that date. The Amended 2014 Plan (i) increased the number of shares authorized for
issuance under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan by 900,000 shares, and (ii) for purposes of the requirements of Section 162(m) of
the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, updated the means of adjustment when calculating the attainment of performance goals for
performance awards under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">A more detailed
summary of the material features of the Amended 2014 Plan is set forth in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement for the
Annual Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2016. That summary and the foregoing description
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Amended 2014 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%"><B>ITEM 5.07.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><B>SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Annual Meeting was held on October 26,
2016. There were 22,532,839 shares of common stock entitled to be voted, and 21,521,805 shares were present in person or by proxy
at the Annual Meeting. Four items of business were acted upon by shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The voting results are as
follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>1.&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Election of Directors.</B> Shareholders
elected Clinton H. Severson, Vernon E. Altman, Richard J. Bastiani, Ph.D., Michael D. Casey, Henk J. Evenhuis and Prithipal Singh,
Ph.D., the Company&#146;s nominees for director, to serve as directors until the 2017 Annual Meeting and until his successor is
elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director&#146;s death, resignation or removal, as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; padding-bottom: 1pt">Nominees</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Votes
                                         For</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Votes
                                         Withheld</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Broker
                                         Non-Votes</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-align: justify">Clinton H. Severson</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: right">18,734,230</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: right">993,313</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: right">1,794,262</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Vernon E. Altman</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">19,477,113</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">250,430</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1,794,262</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Richard J. Bastiani, Ph.D.</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">19,233,762</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">493,781</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1,794,262</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Michael D. Casey</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">19,506,873</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">220,669</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1,794,262</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Henk J. Evenhuis</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">19,532,029</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">195,514</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1,794,262</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Prithipal Singh, Ph.D.</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">18,877,229</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">850,314</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1,794,262</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>2.&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Approval of Amended 2014 Plan</B>.
Shareholders approved the Company&#146;s Amended 2014 Plan, as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Votes Against</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Abstentions</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Broker Non-Vote</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">14,381,884</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5,330,274</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">15,385</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1,794,262</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>3.&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.</B>
Shareholders adopted the resolution &#147;RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company&#146;s named executive officers,
as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and
narrative discussion is hereby APPROVED&#148;, as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Broker Non-Vote</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">17,163,407</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,545,843</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">18,293</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1,794,262</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>4.&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ratification of Auditor Appointment.</B>
Shareholders ratified the appointment of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Votes Against</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Abstentions</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Broker Non-Vote</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">21,432,957</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">79,956</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">8,892</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%"><B>ITEM 7.01.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><B>REGULATION FD DICLOSURE.</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">The information in this
Item 7.01, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that Section. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">On October 28, 2016, Abaxis,
Inc. announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per common share, to be paid on December 15, 2016 to all shareholders of record
as of the close of business on December 1, 2016. A copy of Abaxis&#146; press release announcing the dividend is attached as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><B>OTHER EVENTS.</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">On October 26, 2016, the
Board of Directors of Abaxis, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per common share, to be paid on December 15, 2016
to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 1, 2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">(d) Exhibits.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">10.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">2014 Equity Incentive
Plan, as amended</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">Press release dated
October 28, 2016</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;<B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in"><B>ABAXIS, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: none; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/
    Ross Taylor</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Ross Taylor</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Press release dated October 28, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
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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):
October 26, 2016
Abaxis,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
California
000-19720
77-0213001
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3240 Whipple Road,
Union City, CA 94587
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone
number, including area code:
(510) 675-6500
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:
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 5.02.
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On October 26,
2016, at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Abaxis, Inc. (the "Company"),
the Company's shareholders approved the Abaxis, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Amended 2014 Plan"),
which Amended 2014 Plan became effective on that date. The Amended 2014 Plan (i) increased the number of shares authorized for
issuance under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan by 900,000 shares, and (ii) for purposes of the requirements of Section 162(m) of
the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, updated the means of adjustment when calculating the attainment of performance goals for
performance awards under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.
A more detailed
summary of the material features of the Amended 2014 Plan is set forth in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the
Annual Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2016. That summary and the foregoing description
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Amended 2014 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.
ITEM 5.07.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
The Annual Meeting was held on October 26,
2016. There were 22,532,839 shares of common stock entitled to be voted, and 21,521,805 shares were present in person or by proxy
at the Annual Meeting. Four items of business were acted upon by shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The voting results are as
follows:
1.	    Election of Directors.
Shareholders
elected Clinton H. Severson, Vernon E. Altman, Richard J. Bastiani, Ph.D., Michael D. Casey, Henk J. Evenhuis and Prithipal Singh,
Ph.D., the Company's nominees for director, to serve as directors until the 2017 Annual Meeting and until his successor is
elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director's death, resignation or removal, as follows:
Nominees
Votes
                                         For
Votes
                                         Withheld
Broker
                                         Non-Votes
Clinton H. Severson
18,734,230
993,313
1,794,262
Vernon E. Altman
19,477,113
250,430
1,794,262
Richard J. Bastiani, Ph.D.
19,233,762
493,781
1,794,262
Michael D. Casey
19,506,873
220,669
1,794,262
Henk J. Evenhuis
19,532,029
195,514
1,794,262
Prithipal Singh, Ph.D.
18,877,229
850,314
1,794,262
2.	    Approval of Amended 2014 Plan
.
Shareholders approved the Company's Amended 2014 Plan, as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Vote
14,381,884
5,330,274
15,385
1,794,262
1
3.	    Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
Shareholders adopted the resolution "RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers,
as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and
narrative discussion is hereby APPROVED", as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Vote
17,163,407
2,545,843
18,293
1,794,262
4.	    Ratification of Auditor Appointment.
Shareholders ratified the appointment of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. as the Company's independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Vote
21,432,957
79,956
8,892
0
ITEM 7.01.
REGULATION FD DICLOSURE.
The information in this
Item 7.01, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that Section. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
On October 28, 2016, Abaxis,
Inc. announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per common share, to be paid on December 15, 2016 to all shareholders of record
as of the close of business on December 1, 2016. A copy of Abaxis' press release announcing the dividend is attached as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 8.01
OTHER EVENTS.
On October 26, 2016, the
Board of Directors of Abaxis, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per common share, to be paid on December 15, 2016
to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 1, 2016.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
2014 Equity Incentive
Plan, as amended
99.1
Press release dated
October 28, 2016
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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:  November 1, 2016
ABAXIS, INC.
By:
/s/
    Ross Taylor
Ross Taylor
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
99.1
Press release dated October 28, 2016
4