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 2, 2016
BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34236 | 11-3054851 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
35 Wilbur Street
Lynbrook, NY 11563
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
516.593.7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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INTRODUCTORY COMMENT
Throughout this Current Report on Form 8-K, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “Company” refer to BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The 2016 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the “2016 Annual Meeting”) was held on June 2, 2016. At the 2016 Annual Meeting, the holders of 6,366,586 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy, thereby constituting a quorum.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company at the 2016 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1.The stockholders of the Company elected George Gould, Dr. Jyrki Mattila and Michael Schamroth to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders or until such person resigns, is removed, or otherwise leaves office. The votes were cast as follows:
| Director Name | For | Withheld |
| George Gould | 3,050,921 | 1,635,035 |
| Dr. Jyrki Mattila | 4,566,193 | 109,781 |
| Michael Schamroth | 3,657,098 | 1,028,876 |
Proposal 2.The stockholders of the Company approved the ratification of the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The votes were cast as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 6,362,123 | 2,452 | 2,011 |
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.
| Date: June 3, 2016 | BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. |
| (Registrant) | |
| /s/Thomas L. Wegman | |
| Thomas L. Wegman | |
| President |