UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Vermillion, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Vermillion, Inc. (the “Company”) previously filed a proxy statement, dated April 27, 2020, and related form of proxy card (the “Original Proxy Card”), in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. This Supplement is being filed to update the form of proxy card to be used in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting. The form of proxy card filed herewith (the “Revised Proxy Card”) replaces the Original Proxy Card and will be the version mailed to those of the Company’s stockholders who request to receive printed copies of the proxy materials.
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| Shareowner Services P.O. Box 64945 St. Paul, MN 55164-0945 | |
| | Vote by Internet, Telephone or Mail 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week Your phone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card. |
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| INTERNET/MOBILE – www.proxypush.com/VRML Use the Internet to vote your proxy until 11:59 p.m. (CT) on June 22, 2020. Scan code below for mobile voting. |
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VERMILLION, INC.’s Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all director nominees listed in proposal 1 and “FOR” proposals 2 and 3.
1. Election of
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01 | James S. Burns, D.L.S. | 04 | James T. LaFrance | ☐ | FOR ALL | ☐ | WITHHOLD ALL |
02 | Nancy G. Cocozza | 05 | Valerie B. Palmieri | | (except as marked to the contrary below). | | |
03 | Veronica G.H. Jordan, Ph.D. | 06 | David R. Schreiber | | | |
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(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any indicated nominee, write the number(s) of the nominee(s) in the box provided to the right.)
2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
3. Proposal to ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, WILL BE VOTED FOR THE NOMINEES LISTED IN PROPOSAL 1 AND FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3.
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Please sign exactly as your name(s) appears on the Proxy. If held in joint tenancy, all persons should sign. Trustees, administrators, etc., should include title and authority. Corporations should provide full name of corporation and title of authorized officer signing the Proxy
VERMILLION, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
8:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)
Online via live webcast at:
https://web.lumiagm.com/258124818
| Bee Caves Road, Building Three, Suite 100 |
VERMILLION, INC. 12117 Bee Caves Road, Building Three, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78738 | proxy |
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The signatory hereby appoints each of Valerie B. Palmieri and Robert Beechey, with full power of substitution, as the lawful attorney and proxy of the signatory, revoking all proxies previously given, and hereby authorizes each of them to vote as designated on the reverse side, and, in his or her discretion, upon such other business as may properly be presented at the meeting, all of the shares of common stock of VERMILLION, INC. which the signatory shall be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 23, 2020, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof.
This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the stockholder(s) signing on the reverse side. IF NO CHOICE IS INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE NOMINEES LISTED IN PROPOSAL 1 AND “FOR” PROPOSALS 2 AND 3 ON THE REVERSE SIDE. This proxy may be revoked at any time prior to the time it is voted by any means described in the accompanying proxy statement.
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THIS PROXY AND MAIL IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE TO ASSURE REPRESENTATION OF YOUR SHARES.
(TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE)
