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 8, 2016

 

CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-15006 

 

13-3191702 

(State or Other Jurisdiction 

 

(Commission File Number) 

 

(IRS Employer 

of Incorporation) 

 

 

 

Identification No.) 

 

Perryville III Building, 53 Frontage Road, Suite 220,

 

 

Hampton, New Jersey

 

08827

(Address of principal executive offices) 

 

(Zip Code) 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 200-7500

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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

 

At the Annual Meeting held on June 8, 2016, our stockholders voted on the three 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 April 21, 2016 (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 stockholders to be held in 2017. The tabulation of votes with respect to the election of such directors was as follows:

 

 

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Larry Ellberger

 

57,428,063

 

1,523,132

 

26,977,233

 

Anthony S. Marucci

 

57,666,935

 

1,284,260

 

26,977,233

 

Herbert J. Conrad

 

57,462,765

 

1,488,430

 

26,977,233

 

George O. Elston

 

57,426,950

 

1,524,245

 

26,977,233

 

Harry H. Penner, Jr.

 

57,420,468

 

1,530,727

 

26,977,233

 

Karen L. Shoos

 

57,657,052

 

1,294,143

 

26,977,233

 

Richard A. van den Broek

 

57,685,933

 

1,265,262

 

26,977,233

 

 

2. Our stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016. The tabulation of votes with respect to this proposal was as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

84,202,598

 

1,000,238

 

725,592

 

 

 

3. Our stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation for our named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The tabulation of votes with respect to this proposal was as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

56,600,834

 

1,638,604

 

711,757

 

26,977,233

 

 

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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.

 

 

CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Avery W. Catlin

 

 

Name: Avery W. Catlin

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President / Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: June 9, 2016

 

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