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 10, 2019

 

 

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)

 

 

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:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share		PBYI		The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global Select Market)

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)    Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2019 Annual Meeting”) on June 10, 2019 at the Company’s principal executive offices, 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2150, Los Angeles, California.

(b)    The following proposals were voted upon at the 2019 Annual Meeting and the final voting results with respect to each such proposal are set forth below:

 

Proposal 1:

The stockholders elected the six 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 2020 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.

 

Nominee		For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Alan H. Auerbach		27,395,937		1,671,289		5,076,238
Michael P. Miller		23,319,546		5,747,680		5,076,238
Jay M. Moyes		25,239,738		3,827,488		5,076,238
Adrian M. Senderowicz		25,476,343		3,590,883		5,076,238
Troy E. Wilson		17,127,550		11,939,676		5,076,238
Frank E. Zavrl		25,228,635		3,838,591		5,076,238

 

Proposal 2:

The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
33,880,504		223,569		39,391		0

 

Proposal 3:

The stockholders voted against, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
7,954,932		21,067,654		44,640		5,076,238

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.

 

		PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Date: June 12, 2019		By:		/s/ Alan H. Auerbach
				Alan H. Auerbach
				Chief Executive Officer and President