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): December 16, 2016
Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | | 000-53072 | | 41-2254389 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
of Incorporation) | | | | |
20725 S. Western Avenue, Suite 136, Torrance, CA 90501
(Address, including zip code, off principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 310-214-0065
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 16, 2016, Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). For more information about the proposals acted upon at the Annual Meeting, see the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2016, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders representing 22,079,437 shares, or 63.74%, of the 34,637,453 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date of October 24, 2016 were present in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum for the purposes of the Annual Meeting. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results are as set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors: The Company’s stockholders elected, by a plurality of the votes cast, each of the five nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors, to serve until the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected, as follows:
Director Nominee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Yutaka Niihara, M.D., MPH | | 22,079,437 | | 0 | | 0 | |
Willis C. Lee, M.S. | | 22,010,145 | | 69,292 | | 0 | |
Jon Kuwahara, C.P.A. | | 22,010,145 | | 69,292 | | 0 | |
Masaharu Osato, M.D. | | 22,010,145 | | 69,292 | | 0 | |
Ian Zwicker | | 22,010,145 | | 69,292 | | 0 | |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: The ratification of the appointment of SingerLewak LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was approved by the Company’s stockholders by the following vote:
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes | |
22,006,609 | | 4,423 | | 68,405 | | 0 | |
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following vote:
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes | |
21,004,438 | | 70,538 | | 1,004,461 | | 0 | |
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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.
| Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. |
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Date: December 19, 2016 | | |
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| By: | /s/ Yutaka Niihara |
| Name: | Yutaka Niihara |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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