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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 16, 2022, at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), the 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 26, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
1. The stockholders elected the following individuals to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2023. The tabulation of votes with respect to the election of such directors was as follows:
| Nominees | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Karen L. Shoos (Chair of the Board) | 39,895,174 | 1,019,221 | 2,513,880 |
| Anthony S. Marucci (Chief Executive Officer) | 40,556,111 | 358,284 | 2,513,880 |
| Keith L. Brownlie | 40,117,901 | 796,494 | 2,513,880 |
| Cheryl L. Cohen | 40,705,544 | 208,851 | 2,513,880 |
| Herbert J. Conrad | 36,660,967 | 4,253,428 | 2,513,880 |
| James J. Marino | 40,508,460 | 405,935 | 2,513,880 |
| Garry A. Neil, M.D. | 40,584,802 | 329,593 | 2,513,880 |
| Harry H. Penner, Jr. | 40,217,260 | 697,135 | 2,513,880 |
2. The stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. The tabulation of votes with respect to this proposal was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 43,306,987 | 15,700 | 105,588 |
3. The stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation for the Company’s 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 |
| 40,017,356 | 717,052 | 179,987 | 2,513,880 |
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.
| CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| Dated: June 16, 2022 | By: | /s/ Sam Martin |
| Name: Sam Martin | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||