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, 2017

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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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).

¨ Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Section 5—Corporate Governance and Management

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

On May 23, 2017, at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of ArQule, Inc. (the “Registrant”) the Registrant’s stockholders voted:

1. To elect Ronald M. Lindsay, William G. Messenger, and Patrick J. Zenner. 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, an independent registered public accounting firm, to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2017;

3. To approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers; and

4. To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of votes approving the compensation of the Registrant’s 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

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 24, 2017