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): June 19, 2017
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 001-35619 | | 45-0522567 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
of Incorporation) | | | | |
750 Lexington Avenue
Eleventh Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(646) 502-2311
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2017 annual meeting of stockholders of Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. (“Stemline”) was held on June 19, 2017. The following matters were voted on by the stockholders: (i) the election of two directors; (ii) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Stemline’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017; (iii) the approval of an amendment to Stemline’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares issuable by 1,200,000 shares; and (iv) the approval of an amendment to Stemline’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase Stemline’s authorized share capital by 20,000,000 shares of common stock.
Item 1: Election of directors:
Nominee | | Total Votes For | | Total Votes
Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| | | | | | | |
Ron Bentsur | | 15,226,304 | | 158,210 | | 5,128,342 | |
| | | | | | | |
Eric L. Dobmeier | | 13,246,199 | | 2,138,315 | | 5,128,342 | |
Item 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Stemline’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017:
Total Votes For | | Total Votes Against | | Abstention | | Broker Non-Votes | |
20,454,179 | | 27,187 | | 31,490 | | 0 | |
Item 3: Vote to approve an amendment to Stemline’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares issuable by 1,200,000 shares:
Total Votes For | | Total Votes Against | | Abstention | | Broker Non-Votes | |
11,363,534 | | 3,887,806 | | 133,174 | | 5,128,342 | |
Item 4: Vote to approve an amendment to Stemline’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase Stemline’s authorized share capital by 20,000,000 shares of common stock:
Total Votes For | | Total Votes Against | | Abstention | | Broker Non-Votes | |
15,011,858 | | 250,365 | | 122,291 | | 5,128,342 | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. |
| (Registrant) |
| | |
Date: June 20, 2017 | | |
| | |
| By: | /s/ Kenneth Hoberman |
| | Kenneth Hoberman |
| | Chief Operating Officer |
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