0001493152-17-015108.txt : 20171227 0001493152-17-015108.hdr.sgml : 20171227 20171227161624 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001493152-17-015108 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20171221 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20171227 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171227 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000830656 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826] IRS NUMBER: 042652826 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38185 FILM NUMBER: 171276291 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 NORFOLK AVENUE CITY: SOUTH EASTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02375 BUSINESS PHONE: 5082301828 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 NORFOLK AVENUE CITY: SOUTH EASTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02375 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BOSTON BIOMEDICA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960812 8-K 1 form8-k.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): December 21, 2017

 

PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Massachusetts   001-38185   04-2652826
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

14 Norfolk Avenue

South Easton, Massachusetts 02375

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 230-1828

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On December 21, 2017, Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting in lieu of the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following proposals described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2017. As of the record date for the Meeting, there were 1,161,049 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding and entitled to one vote for each share held. The holders of 64.06% of the Company’s shares of common stock outstanding (743,726) submitted votes by proxy or in person at the Meeting, constituting a quorum.

 

Proposal 1 — Elect one director as a Class III Directors until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The election of the director was approved as follows:

 

   Shares voted 
Nominee  For   Against   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
Richard T. Schumacher   259,188    N/A    7,893    476,645 

 

Proposal 2: Ratify the appointment of MaloneBailey LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2017. The ratification of the appointment of MaloneBailey LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2017 was approved as follows:

 

   Shares voted 
For   731,133 
Against   5,531 
Abstain   7,062 
Broker Non-Votes   N/A 

 

Proposal 3: Approval of an adjournment of the Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of such adjournment to approve any of Proposal Nos. 1 through 2. The adjournment was approved as follows:

 

   Shares voted 
For   705,012 
Against   31,524 
Abstain   7,190 
Broker Non-Votes   0 

 

 

 

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
     
Dated: December 27, 2017 By: /s/ Richard T. Schumacher
    Richard T. Schumacher
    President