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 9, 2015
BIND THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36072 | 56-2596148 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
325 Vassar Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 491-3400
(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)
N/A
(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 June 9, 2015, BIND Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A total of 13,926,454 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 68% percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 14, 2015 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, both of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2015.
Item 1 — Election of one Class II director for a term of office expiring on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders in 2018, or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.
| NOMINEE | Votes FOR | Votes WITHHELD | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Robert Langer, Sc.D. | 5,935,807 | 38,308 | 7,952,339 | |||||||||
Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015.
| Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 13,675,108 | 126,624 | 124,722 | 0 |
Based on the foregoing votes, the Class II director nominee was elected and Item 2 was approved.
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.
| BIND THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 10, 2015 | By: | /s/ Andrew Hirsch | ||||
| Andrew Hirsch | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||