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): October 25, 2017
MATINAS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38022 | 46-3011414 | ||
| (State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS
Employer ID Number) |
1545 Route 206 South, Suite 302 Bedminster, New Jersey |
07921 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 443-1860
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on October 25, 2017, our stockholders voted on the two proposals listed below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
1. Our stockholders elected the following individuals to serve on our board of directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2018. The tabulation of votes with respect to the election of such directors was as follows:
| AUTHORITY | BROKER | |||||||||||
| FOR | WITHELD | NON-VOTE | ||||||||||
| Herbert Conrad | 24,309,157 | 571,398 | 27,694,436 | |||||||||
| Roelof Rongen | 24,838,874 | 41,681 | 27,694,436 | |||||||||
| Eric Ende | 24,839,694 | 40,861 | 27,694,436 | |||||||||
| Stefano Ferrari | 24,839,544 | 41,011 | 27,694,436 | |||||||||
| Adam Stern | 24,839,589 | 40,966 | 27,694,436 | |||||||||
| James Scibetta | 24,839,589 | 40,966 | 27,694,436 | |||||||||
2. Our stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The tabulation of votes with respect to this proposal was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 51,796,081 | 778,510 | 400 | — | |||||||||||
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.
| MATINAS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Date: October 26, 2017 | /s/ Roelof Rongen |
| Roelof Rongen, Chief Executive Officer |