UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 16, 2017
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-32639 (Commission File Number) | 36-3898269 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2 Gansevoort Street, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10014
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 554-4484
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
TG Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the offices of its legal counsel, Alston & Bird LLP, 90 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Stockholders representing 44,891,432, or 67.19%, of the 66,816,455 shares entitled to vote were present in person or by proxy. Proxies were solicited by the Company pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. At the annual meeting, Proposals 1 and 2 were approved. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 28, 2017 for the annual meeting.
The results are as follows:
Proposal 1
The following persons were nominated and elected directors:
Michael S. Weiss | Laurence N. Charney | William J. Kennedy | Mark Schoenebaum, MD | Yann Echelard | Kenneth Hoberman | Daniel Hume |
The shareholder voting for board members is summarized as follows:
| Director | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Michael S. Weiss | | 25,416,450 | | 2,225,953 | | 0 | | 17,249,029 |
| Laurence N. Charney | | 20,977,007 | | 6,665,396 | | 0 | | 17,249,029 |
| William J. Kennedy | | 21,489,066 | | 6,153,337 | | 0 | | 17,249,029 |
| Mark Schoenebaum, MD | | 12,631,181 | | 15,011,222 | | 0 | | 17,249,029 |
| Yann Echelard | | 27,358,300 | | 284,103 | | 0 | | 17,249,029 |
| Kenneth Hoberman | | 27,360,700 | | 281,703 | | 0 | | 17,249,029 |
| Daniel Hume | | 27,356,601 | | 285,802 | | 0 | | 17,249,029 |
All seven directors will serve on the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) until the 2018 annual meeting.
Proposal 2
CohnReznick LLP was approved as the Company’s independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
The votes cast were as follows:
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 44,561,151 | | 122,439 | | 207,842 | | 0 |
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.
| | TG Therapeutics, Inc. |
| | (Registrant) |
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| Date: June 21, 2017 | |
| | By: /s/ Sean A. Power |
| | Sean A. Power |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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