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 8, 2017
OvaScience, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 001-35890 |
| 45-1472564 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
| (Commission |
| (IRS Employer |
9 Fourth Avenue |
| 02451 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 500-2802
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(a) On June 12, 2017, Thomas Malley resigned from the OvaScience, Inc. Board of Directors. Mr. Malley served as a member of our Board for nearly five years, starting in October 2012. His resignation was not the result of a disagreement on any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. The Board has appointed Marc Kozin, a Board member since January 2014, to replace Mr. Malley on the Audit Committee and has appointed John Howe III, M.D., a current member of the Compensation Committee, to succeed Mr. Malley as Chair of the Compensation Committee.
Item 5.07: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On June 8, 2017, the Company held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of 35,662,124 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of April 10, 2017, a quorum of 28,880,231 shares, or 80.98% of the outstanding shares, was present in person or represented by proxy.
(b) The following actions were taken at the Annual Meeting:
1. The following nominees were reelected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as Class II Directors until the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, based on the following votes:
Nominee |
| Voted For |
| Withheld |
| Broker |
|
Richard Aldrich |
| 17,446,208 |
| 858,602 |
| 10,575,421 |
|
Mary Fisher |
| 17,966,713 |
| 338,097 |
| 10,575,421 |
|
John Sexton, Ph.D. |
| 17,450,008 |
| 854,802 |
| 10,575,421 |
|
After the Annual Meeting, John Howe III, M.D. and Marc Kozin continued to serve as Class I Directors for terms that expire at the 2019 annual meeting and Michelle Dipp, M.D., Ph.D. and Jeffrey D. Capello continued to serve as Class III Directors for terms that expire at the 2018 annual meeting.
2. The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified, based on the following votes:
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Votes |
|
28,428,442 |
| 420,203 |
| 31,586 |
| 0 |
|
3. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement, was approved on an advisory basis, based on the following votes:
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Votes |
|
17,948,719 |
| 321,824 |
| 34,267 |
| 10,575,421 |
|