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 9, 2010
PSIVIDA CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-51122 | 26-2774444 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
400 Pleasant Street
Watertown, MA 02472
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 926-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(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 annual meeting of stockholders of pSivida Corp. (the “Company”) was held on December 9, 2010. The stockholders elected each of the Company’s nominees for director, approved the stock option grants to Dr. Ashton, approved the stock option grants to each of the Company’s non-executive directors and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on October 25, 2010.
The results are as follows:
Proposal 1. Election of Directors:
| DIRECTOR NOMINEE |
FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||||||
| David J. Mazzo |
6,767,348 | 169,071 | 4,087,430 | |||||||||
| Paul Ashton |
6,781,905 | 154,514 | 4,087,430 | |||||||||
| Paul A. Hopper |
6,028,337 | 908,082 | 4,087,430 | |||||||||
| Michael Rogers |
6,682,524 | 253,895 | 4,087,430 | |||||||||
| Peter G. Savas |
4,925,087 | 2,011,332 | 4,087,430 | |||||||||
Proposal 2. Approval of Stock Option Grants to CEO Paul Ashton:
| FOR |
6,103,567 | |||
| AGAINST |
748,040 | |||
| ABSTAIN |
84,812 | |||
| BROKER NON-VOTES |
4,087,430 | |||
Proposal 3. Approval of Stock Option Grants to non-executive directors:
| DIRECTOR NOMINEE |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON- VOTES | ||||||||||||
| Paul A. Hopper |
4,139,367 | 2,713,697 | 83,355 | 4,087,430 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Rogers |
5,018,104 | 1,809,710 | 108,605 | 4,087,430 | ||||||||||||
| Peter G. Savas |
4,393,912 | 2,474,790 | 67,717 | 4,087,430 | ||||||||||||
| David J. Mazzo |
5,074,017 | 1,721,134 | 141,268 | 4,087,430 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 4. Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP:
| FOR |
10,444,007 | |||
| AGAINST |
467,537 | |||
| ABSTAIN |
112,305 | |||
SIGNATURE
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.
| PSIVIDA CORP. | ||||||
| Date: December 13, 2010 | By: | /S/ LORI FREEDMAN | ||||
| Lori Freedman, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||