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): April 14, 2017
Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | | 333-88480 | | 46-5622433 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
| | | | | |
| 800 Third Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY | | 10022 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| (212) 682-8452 |
| (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| |
| Not Applicable |
| (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.
Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2017 Annual Meeting”) on April 14, 2017. There were 35,961,396 shares of common stock entitled to be voted, of which 23,263,677 were voted in person or by proxy. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the 2017 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1.
A proposal to elect two class I directors to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified or until death, resignation or removal. The nominees, June Almenoff and Thomas Riedhammer, were elected to serve as class I directors. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Nominees | | Votes For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
| June Almenoff | | 5,574,557 | | 163,730 | | 17,525,390 |
| Thomas Riedhammer | | 5,540,229 | | 198,058 | | 17,525,390 |
Proposal 2.
A proposal to approve a non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation. The proposal was approved and results of the voting were as follows:
| For | | Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 5,243,697 | | 410,703 | | 83,887 | | 17,525,390 |
Proposal 3.
A proposal to ratify the selection of MaloneBailey, LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the 2017 fiscal year. The proposal was ratified and the results of the voting were as follows:
| For | | Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 21,815,457 | | 1,285,700 | | 162,520 | | 0 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| | | OHR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC |
| | | (Registrant) |
| | | | |
| Date: | April 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ Sam Backenroth |
| | | | Sam Backenroth |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer |
