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 4, 2017
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-31822 | 84-1072256 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3950 South Country Club, Suite 470, Tucson, Arizona | 85714 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(520) 365-3100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 4, 2017. At the meeting, Tom Brown, Lawrence Mehren, Mark C. Miller, John Patience, Jack Schuler, Matthew W. Strobeck, Ph.D. and Frank J.M. ten Brink were elected as directors, each to hold office until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified. A proposal to amend the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) increasing the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved and available for grant thereunder by 2,000,000 shares and to reapprove the material terms of the Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code was also approved at the meeting. The Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was also ratified at the meeting.
The voting results of the director elections and other proposals, which were described in more detail in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2017, are set forth below.
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Tom Brown | 35,026,600 | 2,910,321 | 9,816,461 |
Lawrence Mehren | 37,788,298 | 148,623 | 9,816,461 |
Mark C. Miller | 37,431,544 | 505,377 | 9,816,461 |
John Patience | 36,296,610 | 1,640,311 | 9,816,461 |
Jack Schuler | 37,788,860 | 148,061 | 9,816,461 |
Matthew W. Strobeck, Ph.D. | 37,787,223 | 149,698 | 9,816,461 |
Frank J.M. ten Brink | 37,789,427 | 147,494 | 9,816,461 |
Proposal No. 2 – Amendment of Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan
Description of Proposal | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
To approve an amendment to the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for grant thereunder by 2,000,000 and reapprove the material terms of the Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code | 36,083,134 | 1,775,831 | 77,956 | 9,816,461 |
Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of Auditors
Description of Proposal | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
To ratify the appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 | 47,447,776 | 144,836 | 160,770 |
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.
Date: May 5, 2017 |
ACCELERATE DIAGNOSTICS, INC. (Registrant)
/s/ Steve Reichling Steve Reichling Chief Financial Officer |