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 20, 2017
NEOTHETICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-36754 | | 20-8527075 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 250, San Diego, CA 92122
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(858) 750-1008
(Registrant’s telephone number, including 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 20, 2017, Neothetics, Inc. (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 24, 2017, the record date of the Annual Meeting, there were 13,831,747 outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. At the Annual Meeting, a quorum of 10,776,643 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy. The Company’s stockholders elected a Class III director and approved the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm as detailed below. Each of the voting matters (the “Proposals”) are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017. The final votes on the Proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1
Kim P. Kamdar, Ph.D. was elected as a Class III director to hold office until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until her successor is elected and has qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal, by the following vote:
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Nominee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
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Kim P. Kamdar, Ph.D. | | 6,657,690 | | 87,461 | | 4,031,492 |
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The following individuals are continuing directors with terms expiring upon the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Jeffrey M. Nugent and Maxim Gorbachev.
The following individual is a continuing director with a term expiring upon the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Martha J. Demski.
Proposal 2
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 by the following vote:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | |
10,706,397 | | 70,246 | | 0 | |
No other items were presented for stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.
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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.
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| | | | NEOTHETICS, INC. |
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Date: June 21, 2017 | | | | By: | | /s/ Susan A. Knudson |
| | | | | | Susan A. Knudson |
| | | | | | Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | | | (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |
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