UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 10, 2014

 

 

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

         
Nevada   1-12584   13-3808303
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File No.)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

155 Gibbs Street, Suite 412

Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(734) 332-7800

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 10, 2014, Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following two proposals and cast their votes as described below. These matters are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2014.

  

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

 

The following four individuals were elected as directors, to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and their successors are elected and qualified with the following votes: 

 

Name of Director Votes For Withheld Broker Non-Votes 
       
(a) Jeffrey J. Kraws  21,119,882 215,572 19,140,651
(b) Jeffrey Riley  21,121,597 213,857 19,140,651
(c) Scott L. Tarriff   21,108,420 227,034 19,140,651
(d) Jeffrey Wolf  21,111,387 224,067 19,140,651
           

 

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014.

 

The stockholders ratified and approved the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014 based on the votes listed below:

  

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes  
               

 40,281,570

   182,265   12,270   0  

 

 

 
 

 

 

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 13, 2014

 

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGICS, INC.

 

By: /s/ C. Evan Ballantyne             

Name:  C. Evan Ballantyne

Title:    Chief Financial Officer