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 22, 2011
CombiMatrix Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 001-33523 | | 47-0899439 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
310 Goddard, Suite 150, Irvine, CA | | 92618 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (949) 753-0624
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
CombiMatrix Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2011 annual meeting of stockholders on June 22, 2011. The following proposals were approved according to the following final voting results:
1. To elect the seven (7) directors named in the proxy statement to serve until the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:
Director Candidate | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| | | | | | | |
John H. Abeles, M.D. | | 4,071,484 | | 1,963,142 | | 2,053,231 | |
Mark McGowan | | 6,014,089 | | 20,537 | | 2,053,231 | |
F. Rigdon Currie | | 3,532,111 | | 2,502,515 | | 2,053,231 | |
Amit Kumar, Ph.D. | | 3,324,287 | | 2,710,339 | | 2,053,231 | |
R. Judd Jessup | | 4,153,225 | | 1,881,401 | | 2,053,231 | |
Scott Gottlieb, M.D. | | 5,783,572 | | 251,054 | | 2,053,231 | |
Martin R. Felsenthal | | 3,569,791 | | 2,464,835 | | 2,053,231 | |
2. To ratify the appointment of Peterson Sullivan LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011:
For | | 7,856,864 | |
Against | | 22,522 | |
Abstain | | 208,471 | |
Broker Non-Votes | | 0 | |
3. To reapprove the performance goals under the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to preserve the ability to deduct compensation that qualifies as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended:
For | | 5,822,663 | |
Against | | 100,918 | |
Abstain | | 111,045 | |
Broker Non-Votes | | 2,053,231 | |
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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.
| | COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION |
| | (Registrant) |
| | |
Dated: June 24, 2011 | | /s/ SCOTT R. BURELL |
| | Scott R. Burell, Chief Financial Officer |
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