0001493152-18-007905.txt : 20180529 0001493152-18-007905.hdr.sgml : 20180529 20180529105947 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001493152-18-007905 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180524 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20180529 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180529 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VBI Vaccines Inc/BC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000764195 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A1 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37769 FILM NUMBER: 18863331 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 THIRD STREET STREET 2: SUITE 2241 CITY: CAMBRIDGE STATE: MA ZIP: 02142 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-830-3031 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 THIRD STREET STREET 2: SUITE 2241 CITY: CAMBRIDGE STATE: MA ZIP: 02142 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SciVac Therapeutics Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20150717 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LEVON RESOURCES LTD. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100910 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LEVON RESOURCES LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850305 8-K 1 form8k.htm

 

 

 

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)

 

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:

 

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 [X]

 

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. [X]

 

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

 
 

 

EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm

 

 

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.

 

  Website Home: http://www.vbivaccines.com/
     
  News and Insights: http://www.vbivaccines.com/wire/
     
  Investors: http://www.vbivaccines.com/investors/

 

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

 

-2-
 

 

GRAPHIC 3 image_004.jpg begin 644 image_004.jpg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end