8-K

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)

October 18, 2013

HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0‑27072	52-0845822
(state or other juris-	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
diction of incorporation)	File Number)	(Identification No.)

1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA	19103
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 988-0080
1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 660, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(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):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2013 was held on October 18, 2013. The requisite quorum for the meeting of 33.3% was present. At the meeting, stockholders voted as follows:

Election of Directors:

Nominees	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
William A. Carter	18,140,207	3,077,710	69,564,045
Thomas K. Equels	18,774,055	2,443,862	69,564,045
William M. Mitchell	17,006,467	4,211,450	69,564,045
Iraj E. Kiani	16,787,204	4,430,713	69,564,045
Peter W. Rodino, III	19,633,622	1,584,295	69,564,045

Ratification of the appointment of McGladrey LLP as our independent accountants:

For: 87,101,794 Against: 2,538,111 Abstain: 1,142,057

Annual, non-binding advisory resolution, by stockholders on the elements of Executive Compensation:

For: 9,289,452 Against: 11,418,922 Abstain: 509,143 Broker Non-Votes: 69,564,045

For more information, please see the October 18, 2013 press released furnished as exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits: Description

99.1 Press release dated October 18, 2013.

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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.

	HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.
October 18, 2013	By:	/s/ Charles T. Bernhardt
		Charles T. Bernhardt
		Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Company/Investor Contact:

Dianne Will

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc.

518-398-6222

ir@hemispherx.net

Hemispherx Biopharma Reports on Annual Stockholder Meeting

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- October 18, 2013 -- Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. (NYSE MKT: HEB) announced that it held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 18, 2013. Final voting results will be included in an 8-K to be filed later today.

Since turnout in prior years has been an issue, the Company reduced the quorum for this meeting to 33.3%. However, for this meeting the Stockholders surpassed the minimum quorum requirement with 54.23% of its outstanding shares voted.

At the meeting, each of the five nominees for Director named in the Company's Proxy Statement was elected to a one-year term and the selection of McGladrey LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was ratified.

Finally, the Stockholders did not approve the annual, non-binding advisory vote on Executive Compensation with 43.78% of the shares cast to affirm the plan.

The Board of Directors extends its appreciation to all those Stockholders who voted.

About Hemispherx Biopharma

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. is an advanced specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the manufacture and clinical development of new drug entities for treatment of seriously debilitating disorders. Hemispherx’s flagship products include Alferon N Injection® and the experimental therapeutics Ampligen® and Alferon® LDO. Ampligen® is an experimental RNA nucleic acid being developed for globally important debilitating diseases and disorders of the immune system, including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Hemispherx’s platform technology includes components for potential treatment of various severely debilitating and life threatening diseases. Because both Ampligen® and Alferon® LDO are experimental in nature, they are not designated safe and effective by a regulatory authority for general use and are legally available only through clinical trials. Hemispherx has patents comprising its core intellectual property estate and a fully commercialized product (Alferon N Injection®), approved for sale in the U.S. and Argentina. The Company’s Alferon® approval in Argentina includes the use of Alferon N Injection® (under the brand name “Naturaferon”) for use in any patients who fail or become intolerant to recombinant interferon, including patients with chronic active hepatitis C infection. The approval for Alferon N Injection® in the United States is limited to the treatment of refractory or recurrent external genital warts in patients 18 years of age or older. The Company wholly owns and exclusively operates a GMP certified manufacturing facility in the United States for commercial products. For more information please visit http://www.hemispherx.net/.

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