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 30, 2018
Trovagene, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 001-35558 |
| 27-2004382 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
| (Commission File |
| IRS Employer |
of incorporation or organization) |
| Number) |
| Identification No.) |
11055 Flintkote Avenue
San Diego, CA 92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 952-7570
(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
On May 30, 2018, Trovagene, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 41,988,411 shares of common stock, constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2018, as supplemented, are as follows:
Proposal 1. All of the seven (7) nominees for director were elected to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier resignation, removal or death. The result of the votes to elect the seven (7) directors was as follows:
Directors |
| For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non Vote |
|
Dr. Athena Countouriotis |
| 15,845,323 |
| 0 |
| 1,756,563 |
| 24,386,525 |
|
Gary S. Jacob |
| 15,461,661 |
| 0 |
| 2,140,225 |
| 24,386,525 |
|
Thomas H. Adams |
| 15,603,718 |
| 0 |
| 1,998,168 |
| 24,386,525 |
|
John P. Brancaccio |
| 15,419,951 |
| 0 |
| 2,181,935 |
| 24,386,525 |
|
Dr. Stanley Tennant |
| 14,970,722 |
| 0 |
| 2,631,164 |
| 24,386,525 |
|
Dr. Rodney S. Markin |
| 15,092,115 |
| 0 |
| 2,509,771 |
| 24,386,525 |
|
William Welch |
| 15,810,426 |
| 0 |
| 1,791,460 |
| 24,386,525 |
|
Proposal 2. The appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 was ratified and approved by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non Vote |
|
38,745,421 |
| 2,366,442 |
| 876,547 |
| 1 |
|
Proposal 3. The adoption of an amendment to the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder to 17,500,000 from 9,500,000 was approved by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non Vote |
|
12,306,723 |
| 4,937,732 |
| 357,431 |
| 24,386,525 |
|
Proposal 4. The approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock at a specific ratio, within a range of 1-for-3 and 1-for-18, to be determined by our Board of Directors in its sole discretion and effected, if at all, on or before May 30, 2019 was approved by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non Vote |
|
30,746,558 |
| 10,547,267 |
| 694,580 |
| 6 |
|