Form: 8-K

Current report filing

December 20, 2017

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2017 (December 18, 2017)

 

 

HedgePath Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-13467   30-0793665
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

324 South Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 350

Tampa, FL 33606

(813) 864-2559

(Address, including Zip Code and Telephone Number, including

Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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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).

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

On December 18, 2017, HedgePath Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The number of shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 369,599,266. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 327,994,016, thus establishing a quorum for the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected each of the director nominees, approved the compensation to the Company’s named executive officers, and voted to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year.

The following is a tabulation of the voting on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1: To elect E. Brendan Magrab, W. Mark Watson, Stefan J. Cross, Dr. R. Dana Ono and Robert D. Martin as directors, each to serve for a one-year term that expires at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.

 

Nominee

  

For

  

Withheld

  

Broker Non-Votes

E. Brendan Magrab

   212,639,422    115,354,594    0

W. Mark Watson

   327,979,481             14,535    0

Stefan J. Cross

   212,379,673    115,614,343    0

Dr. R. Dana Ono

   327,931,481             62,535    0

Robert D. Martin

   212,849,922    115,144,094    0

 

Proposal 2: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

315,534,619

   12,459,222    175    0

 

Proposal 3: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency for the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the company’s named executive officers.

 

1 Year

  

2 Years

  

3 Years

  

Abstain

306,961,329

   266,550    19,218,022    1,548,115


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.

Dated: December 20, 2017

 

HEDGEPATH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:   /s/ Nicholas J. Virca
  Name:   Nicholas J. Virca
  Title:   President and CEO