UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 28, 2013
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35006 | 93-0979187 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 11500 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 240, Henderson, NV | 89052 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 835-6300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Dr. Krishan K. Arora and Mr. Anton Gueth have decided not to stand for reelection to the board of directors and, therefore, retired effective as of the date of the 2013 annual meeting.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 28, 2013 at the Company’s corporate headquarters located at 11500 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 240, Henderson, Nevada 89052. As of April 29, 2013, the record date for the Annual Meeting, a total of 60,026,805 shares were entitled to vote, of which a total of 47,476,902 shares were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting constituting a quorum for the conduct of business thereat.
The following sets forth detailed information regarding the voting results at the Annual Meeting for each of the matters voted upon by the stockholders:
Proposal No. 1:
The Company’s stockholders elected each of the seven nominees named below to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2014 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.
| Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Raymond W. Cohen |
28,909,625 | 1,440,724 | 17,126,553 | |||
| Gilles R. Gagnon |
25,921,721 | 4,428,628 | 17,126,553 | |||
| Stuart M. Krassner |
18,847,922 | 11,502,427 | 17,126,553 | |||
| Luigi Lenaz |
26,655,665 | 3,694,684 | 17,126,553 | |||
| Anthony E. Maida |
18,823,135 | 11,527,214 | 17,126,553 | |||
| Rajesh C. Shrotriya |
27,693,936 | 2,656,413 | 17,126,553 | |||
| Dolatrai “Dinesh” Vyas |
28,839,802 | 1,510,547 | 17,126,553 |
Proposal No. 2:
The Company’s stockholders approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2013.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 46,715,662 | 603,108 | 158,132 |
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Proposal No. 3:
The Company’s stockholders did not approve by advisory vote the executive compensation detailed in the proxy statement.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 9,538,101 | 20,510,835 | 301,413 | 17,126,553 |
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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.
Date: June 28, 2013
| SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/Kurt A. Gustafson | |||||
| Kurt A. Gustafson | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||