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 24, 2018
VBI VACCINES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia, Canada | 001-37769 | N/A | ||
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
222 Third Street, Suite 2241 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
02142 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(617) 830-3031
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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.
On May 24, 2018, VBI Vaccines Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted to: (1) fix the number of directors at seven; (2) elect the nominated directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting or until the appointment or election and qualification of their successors; and (3) approve the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm until the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorize the audit committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the board of directors of the Company to fix EisnerAmper LLP’s remuneration. Each of these proposals is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”).
At the beginning of the Annual Meeting, there were 40,086,159 common shares present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented 62.42% of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Company’s common shares were entitled to one vote for each share held as of the close of business on April 3, 2018 (the “Record Date”).
The voting results on these proposals were as follows:
Proposal 1: Fix the number of directors at seven
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
25,309,601 | 33,061 | 0 |
The shareholders approved to fix the number of directors of the Company at seven.
Proposal 2: Election of Seven Directors
Director | Votes For | Withheld | ||||||
Jeff R. Baxter | 24,985,860 | 356,802 | ||||||
Steven Gillis | 24,418,014 | 924,648 | ||||||
Michel De Wilde | 24,992,910 | 349,752 | ||||||
Adam Logal | 24,995,180 | 347,482 | ||||||
Tomer Kariv | 25,030,892 | 311,770 | ||||||
Scott Requadt | 24,999,397 | 343,265 | ||||||
Steven D. Rubin | 19,931,897 | 5,410,765 |
Each of the seven nominees for director was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal.
Proposal 3: Approve the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorize the Audit Committee to fix EisnerAmper LLP’s remuneration
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
40,025,369 | 0 | 0 |
The shareholders approved the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm until the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorized the Audit Committee to fix EisnerAmper LLP’s remuneration.
The results reported above are final voting results. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 25, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the voting results from the Annual Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated May 25, 2018 |
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.
VBI Vaccines Inc. | ||
Date: May 29, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jeff Baxter |
Jeff Baxter | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
VBI Vaccines Announces Results of Annual General Meeting
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (May 25, 2018) – VBI Vaccines Inc. (Nasdaq: VBIV) (“VBI” or the “Company”), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation infectious disease and immuno-oncology vaccines, today announced the voting results from its annual general meeting of shareholders held on May 24, 2018 (the “Meeting”).
The total number of common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”) represented by shareholders (“Shareholders”) present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting was an aggregate of 40,086,159 Common Shares, representing 62.42% of VBI’s issued and outstanding Common Shares as of the record date for the Meeting.
The voting results with respect to each of the following seven director nominees, as described in the Company’s proxy statement dated April 10, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”), all of whom previously served as directors of the Company, were as follows:
Nominee | Votes For | % | Votes Withheld | % | ||||||||||||
Jeff R. Baxter | 24,985,860 | 98.59 | % | 356,802 | 1.41 | % | ||||||||||
Steven Gillis | 24,418,014 | 96.35 | % | 924,648 | 3.65 | % | ||||||||||
Michel De Wilde | 24,992,910 | 98.62 | % | 349,752 | 1.38 | % | ||||||||||
Adam Logal | 24,995,180 | 98.63 | % | 347,482 | 1.37 | % | ||||||||||
Tomer Kariv | 25,030,892 | 98.77 | % | 311,770 | 1.23 | % | ||||||||||
Scott Requadt | 24,999,397 | 98.65 | % | 343,265 | 1.35 | % | ||||||||||
Steven D. Rubin | 19,931,897 | 78.65 | % | 5,410,765 | 21.35 | % |
Each of the other matters put forward before the Shareholders for consideration and approval at the Meeting, as described in the Proxy Statement, were duly approved by the requisite number of votes. The Shareholders voted in favor of setting the number of directors at seven, appointing EisnerAmper LLP as VBI’s independent registered public accounting firm for the ensuing year and authorizing the audit committee of VBI’s board of directors to fix its remuneration.
Additional information regarding the results of all matters voted upon at the Meeting may be found in the Company’s report of voting results filed on the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About VBI Vaccines Inc.
VBI is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a next generation of vaccines to address unmet needs in infectious disease and immuno-oncology. VBI’s first marketed product is Sci-B-Vac™, a hepatitis B (HBV) vaccine that mimics all three viral surface antigens of the hepatitis B virus; Sci-B-Vac is approved for use in Israel and 14 other countries. VBI’s eVLP Platform technology allows for the development of enveloped virus-like particle (eVLP) vaccines that closely mimic the target virus to elicit a potent immune response. VBI is advancing a pipeline of eVLP vaccines, with lead programs in cytomegalovirus (CMV) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). VBI is headquartered in Cambridge, MA with research operations in Ottawa, Canada and research and manufacturing facilities in Rehovot, Israel.
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VBI Contact
Nicole Anderson, Communications Executive
Phone: (617) 830-3031 x124
Email: info@vbivaccines.com
VBI Investor Contact
Nell Beattie
Chief Business Officer
Email: ir@vbivaccines.com
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