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): June 18, 2019
Vermillion, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | 001-34810 | 33-0595156 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
12117 Bee Caves Road Building Three, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78738
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 519-0400
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | VRML | The Nasdaq Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e)
As described in Item 5.07 below, at the Vermillion, Inc. (the “Company”) 2019 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 18, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the Vermillion, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The 2019 Plan had been previously adopted and approved by the Company’s board of directors, subject to stockholder approval.
The purposes of the 2019 Plan are: (i) to align the interests of the Company’s stockholders and recipients of awards under the 2019 Plan by increasing the proprietary interest of such recipients in the Company’s growth and success; (ii) to advance the interests of the Company by attracting and retaining non-employee directors, officers, other employees, consultants, independent contractors and agents; and (iii) to motivate such persons to act in the long-term best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
Under the 2019 Plan, the Company may grant: (i) non-qualified stock options; (ii) “incentive stock options” (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code); (iii) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”); (iv) restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock awards (“Stock Awards”); and (v) performance awards.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the 2019 Plan, the number of shares authorized for grants under the 2019 Plan is 8,000,000 plus the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for grant under the Vermillion, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date of the Annual Meeting. The number of available shares will be reduced by the sum of the aggregate number of shares of common stock which become subject to outstanding options, free-standing SARs, Stock Awards and performance awards.
The 2019 Plan is set forth in its entirety as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 18, 2019, the Company held the Annual Meeting. As of the close of business on the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 75,580,474 shares of Company common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. There were 67,694,764 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The final voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Stockholders elected each of the Company’s six nominees for director, as set forth below:
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NOMINEE | FOR | WITHHOLD | BROKER NON-VOTES |
James S. Burns, D.L.S. | 42,147,625 | 172,279 | 25,374,860 |
Nancy G. Cocozza | 42,109,411 | 210,493 | 25,374,860 |
Veronica G.H. Jordan, Ph.D. | 42,147,635 | 172,269 | 25,374,860 |
James T. LaFrance | 42,137,575 | 182,329 | 25,374,860 |
Valerie B. Palmieri | 42,137,396 | 182,508 | 25,374,860 |
David R. Schreiber | 42,140,764 | 179,140 | 25,374,860 |
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
Stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2019, as set forth below:
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FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES |
41,984,293 | 222,701 | 112,910 | 25,374,860 |
Proposal 3: Approval of the 2019 Plan
Stockholders approved the 2019 Plan, as set forth below:
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FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES |
41,487,570 | 717,659 | 114,675 | 25,374,860 |
Proposal 4: Ratification of the Selection of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Stockholders ratified the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019, as set forth below:
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FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES |
67,377,551 | 300,053 | 17,160 | 0 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibit No.Description
10.1Vermillion Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan
SIGNATURE
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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| | Vermillion, Inc. |
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Date: June 24, 2019 | By: | /s/ Robert Beechey |
| | Robert Beechey |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
