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): May 23, 2019
EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 001-33137 | 14-1902018 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
of incorporation) | Identification No.) | |||
400 Professional Drive, Suite 400,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(240) 631-3200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share | EBS | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2019 annual meeting of stockholders of Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (“Emergent”) was held on May 23, 2019. A total of 47,878,139 shares of Emergent’s common stock were present or represented by proxy, which represented approximately 93.17% of Emergent’s 51,382,454 shares of common stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting as of the record date of March 28, 2019. Stockholders considered the three proposals outlined below, each of which is described in more detail in the proxy statement.
Proposal 1. To elect three Class I directors to hold office for a term expiring at our 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and one Class II director to hold office for a term expiring at our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. All director nominees were elected. The voting results were as follows:
Director Nominee | For | Against | Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Fuad El-Hibri | 43,422,085 | 2,460,532 | 11,491 | 1,984,031 | ||||
Ronald B. Richard | 45,110,043 | 771,046 | 13,019 | 1,984,031 | ||||
Kathryn C. Zoon, Ph.D. | 45,689,636 | 193,950 | 10,522 | 1,984,031 | ||||
Seamus Mulligan | 43,489,886 | 2,393,365 | 10,857 | 1,984,031 | ||||
Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. Proposal 2 was approved. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes |
47,455,542 | 410,331 | 12,266 | N/A |
Proposal 3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. Proposal 3 was approved. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes |
44,801,685 | 1,061,264 | 31,159 | 1,984,031 |
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.
EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC. | ||
Dated: May 23, 2019 | By: | /s/ RICHARD S. LINDAHL |
Name: Richard S. Lindahl Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||