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): May 17, 2012
DIADEXUS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 0-26483 | 94-3236309 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
349 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 246-6400
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.
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2012 Annual Meeting”) of diaDexus, Inc. (the “Company”) was held pursuant to notice at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on May 17, 2012 at the Company’s principal executive offices in South San Francisco, California. At the 2012 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected six directors and approved two Company proposals. The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting are as follows:
| Proposal 1: | To elect six directors to serve and to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. |
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Karen Drexler | 27,963,567 | 244,765 | 16,684,873 | |||||||||
Andrew Galligan | 28,051,892 | 156,440 | 16,684,873 | |||||||||
James P. Panek | 21,487,161 | 6,721,171 | 16,684,873 | |||||||||
Charles W. Patrick | 27,805,292 | 403,040 | 16,684,873 | |||||||||
Lori F. Rafield | 21,511,402 | 6,696,930 | 16,684,873 | |||||||||
Brian E. Ward | 28,015,712 | 192,620 | 16,684,873 | |||||||||
| Proposal 2: | To approve the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Award Plan and the reservation of an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to the 2012 Equity Incentive Award Plan. |
For | Against | Abstention | Broker | |||
| 22,579,227 | 5,623,185 | 5,920 | 16,684,873 |
| Proposal 3: | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. |
For | Against | Abstention | Broker | |||
| 44,750,073 | 138,832 | 4,300 | 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.
| diaDexus, Inc. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: May 21, 2012 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Jean-Frédéric Viret | |||
| Jean-Frédéric Viret | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||