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): June 26, 2015
001-33635 (Commission file number)
TAXUS CARDIUM PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 27-0075787 | |
| (State of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 11750 Sorrento Valley Rd., Suite 250 San Diego, California 92121 |
(858) 436-1000 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Registrant’s telephone number) | |
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On June 25, 2015, Taxus Cardium Pharmaceuticals Group Inc. (“Taxus Cardium”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the meeting, approximately 78% of the outstanding shares of our voting stock were represented in person or by proxy. The first proposal voted upon was the election of four Class III Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders held to elect Class III Directors. Directors are elected by a plurality. The four persons nominated by our Board of Directors received the following votes and were elected:
| Name | For | |||
| Christopher J. Reinhard |
5,217,435 | |||
| Murray H. Hutchison |
5,255,942 | |||
| John F. Wallace |
5,256,280 | |||
| Wei-Wei Zhang |
1,646,238 | |||
The second proposal voted upon was ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. The proposal received the following votes and was approved:
| For |
9,369,644 | |||
| Against |
500,341 | |||
| Abstain |
83,122 |
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 25, 2015. The investor presentation for the annual meeting of stockholders is available at Taxus Cardium’s website at http://phx.corporate- ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=77949&p=irol- presentations.
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.
| CARDIUM THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 26, 2015 | By: | /s/ Christopher J. Reinhard | ||||
| Christopher J. Reinhard Chief Executive Officer | ||||||