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): May 3, 2010
BMP SUNSTONE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-32980 | | 20-0434726 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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600 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania | | 19462 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone, including area code: (610) 940-1675
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
BMP Sunstone Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 3, 2010. The following matters, all of which were set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2010, were voted on at the Annual Meeting. The results of such voting are as indicated below.
| | 1. | Election of the eight nominees listed below to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected, or until the director’s earlier death, resignation or removal: |
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Nominee | | For | | Against | | Abstain |
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Les R. Baledge | | 21,481,949 | | 0 | | 15,744 |
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David (Xiaoying) Gao | | 21,479,953 | | 0 | | 17,740 |
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Martyn D. Greenacre | | 13,793,508 | | 0 | | 7,704,185 |
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Daniel P. Harrington | | 21,477,891 | | 0 | | 19,802 |
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Frank J. Hollendoner | | 21,388,679 | | 0 | | 109,014 |
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John W. Stakes III, M.D. | | 21,482,299 | | 0 | | 15,394 |
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Zhijun Tong | | 21,479,812 | | 0 | | 17,881 |
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Albert Yeung | | 21,260,786 | | 0 | | 236,907 |
| | 2. | Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. |
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For | | Against | | Abstain |
29,118,314 | | 740,064 | | 3,709 |
On the basis of the above votes, (i) all nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected, or until the director’s earlier death, resignation or removal; and (ii) the proposal to ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was adopted.
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.
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| | BMP SUNSTONE CORPORATION |
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| Date:May 6, 2010 | | By: | | /s/ Fred M. Powell |
| | Name: | | Fred M. Powell |
| | Title: | | Chief Financial Officer |
