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)
May 13, 2016
INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-14888 | 33-0969592 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 660 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 110 Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania |
19462 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (267) 440-4200
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
As reported in Item 5.07 of this Form 8-K current report, the stockholders of the Company approved the Company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 13, 2016. A description of the Company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan is included in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2016, which description is incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K as though fully set forth herein.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 13, 2016. The following are the voting results for each matter voted upon:
Proposal 1: The election of the following nominees as directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected.
| Name of Director Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Avtar S. Dhillon |
19,721,659 | 4,704,564 | 29,257,770 | |||||||||
| J. Joseph Kim |
24,044,525 | 381,698 | 29,257,770 | |||||||||
| Simon X. Benito |
22,179,757 | 2,246,466 | 29,257,770 | |||||||||
| Ángel Cabrera |
23,638,903 | 787,320 | 29,257,770 | |||||||||
| Morton Collins |
22,645,216 | 1,781,007 | 29,257,770 | |||||||||
| Adel A.F. Mahmoud |
22,328,083 | 2,098,140 | 29,257,770 | |||||||||
| David B. Weiner |
24,020,872 | 405,351 | 29,257,770 | |||||||||
| Nancy J. Wysenski |
22,310,153 | 2,116,070 | 29,257,770 | |||||||||
Proposal 2: The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 53,244,131 |
260,452 | 179,410 | 0 |
Proposal 3: The approval of the Company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 17,586,903 |
6,504,824 | 334,496 | 29,257,770 |
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.
| INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter Kies | |
| Peter Kies | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: May 17, 2016
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