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 9, 2015
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35703 | 77-0683487 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, California 90024
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(424) 248-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 9, 2015, at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2015 Annual Meeting”) of Puma Biotechnology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s 2011 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”), increasing the number of shares of common stock the Company is authorized to issue under the Plan by 4,000,000 shares, from 6,529,412 shares to 10,529,412 shares. A copy of the Amendment was attached as Appendix A to the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2015, the terms and conditions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The 2015 Annual Meeting was held at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on June 9, 2015 at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
(b) At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company:
| Proposal 1: |
Elected the four nominated directors identified below, each to serve and to hold office for a one-year term until the close of the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders in 2016, or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. |
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Alan H. Auerbach |
29,081,526 | 342,928 | 646,324 | |||
| Thomas R. Malley |
27,398,251 | 2,026,203 | 646,324 | |||
| Jay M. Moyes |
25,863,576 | 3,560,878 | 646,324 | |||
| Troy E. Wilson |
29,299,288 | 125,166 | 646,324 |
| Proposal 2: |
Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 26,892,661 |
2,506,460 | 25,333 | 646,324 |
| Proposal 3: |
Ratified the selection of PKF Certified Public Accountants, a Professional Corporation, as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 30,045,856 |
5,946 | 18,976 | 0 |
| Proposal 4: |
Approved the Amendment to the Plan referred to in Item 5.02 above. |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 21,523,467 |
7,890,474 | 10,513 | 646,324 |
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.
| PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 11, 2015 | By: | /s/ Alan H. Auerbach | ||||
| Alan H. Auerbach | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||