8-K

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 11, 2015

ARQULE, INC.

(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Charter)

	Delaware		000-21429		04-3221586
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)				Identification No.)

	One Wall Street
	Burlington, MA
(Address of principal executive offices)

01803

(Zip code)

	(781) 994-0300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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):

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

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

On May 11, 2015, at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of ArQule, Inc. (the “Registrant”) the Registrant’s stockholders voted:

1.	To elect Timothy C. Barabe and Paolo Pucci as directors to hold office for a term of three years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified;
2.	To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015;
3.	To approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers.

The voting results are set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

99.1   Report of Matters Voted Upon by Stockholders

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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.

ARQULE, INC.

    (Registrant)

/s/ Peter S. Lawrence

Peter S. Lawrence

President and Chief Operating Officer

May 12, 2015

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

ARQULE, INC.

2015 Annual Meeting

Report of Matters Voted Upon by Stockholders

1.           The 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Registrant (the “Annual Meeting”) of ArQule, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 11, 2015 at the Hyatt House Boston/Burlington, 2 Van de Graaff Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts commencing at 2:00 p.m. pursuant to notice properly given.

2.           At the close of business on March 27, 2015, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, the outstanding voting securities of the Company were 62,819,191 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value.  Each of the outstanding shares was entitled to one vote on the matters before the Annual Meeting.

3.           At the Annual Meeting 55,145,919 shares of the Registrant’s issued and outstanding common stock, were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.

4.           At the Annual Meeting, each of the following nominees for director received the respective number of votes set forth opposite his name, constituting a plurality of the votes cast, and was duly elected as a director of the Registrant:

Name of Nominee	Votes For	Withheld Authority
Timothy C. Barabe	38,910,293	896,084
Paolo Pucci	38,909,070	897,307

Broker Non-votes:  15,339,542 shares

5.           The following table sets forth the tally of the votes cast on the proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to audit our financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2015.

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining
55,021,277	35,748	88,894

Broker Non-votes:  0 shares

6.           The following table sets forth the tally of the votes cast on the proposal to approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers.

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining
38,606,146	344,638	855,593

Broker Non-votes:  15,339,542 shares