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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 22, 2014
 
XOMA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
0-14710 52-2154066
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
2910 Seventh Street, Berkeley, California 94710
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
   
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (510) 204-7200
 
Not applicable
(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 5.03 
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
The Company, pursuant to the approval of its stockholders on May 22, 2014, amended its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of its common stock, par value $0.0075 per share, by an additional 138,666,666 to 277,333,332 shares.
 
The preceding is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company’s Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 5.07 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)
The Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 22, 2014.
 
(b)
The Company’s independent inspector of elections reported the following final voting results for the matters voted on by the stockholders as set forth below:
 
 
1.
The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:
 
Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
John Varian
66,403,139
571,341
21,836,547
Patrick J. Scannon, M.D., Ph.D.
66.401,387
573,093
21,836,547
W. Denman Van Ness
66,255,397
719,083
21,836,547
William K. Bowes, Jr.
66,433,628
540,852
21,836,547
Peter Barton Hutt
63,130,820
3,843,660
21,836,547
Joseph M. Limber
66,328,580
645,900
21,836,547
Kelvin Neu, M.D.
66,412,365
562,115
21,836,547
Timothy P. Walbert
62,544,430
4,430,050
21,836,547
Jack L. Wyszomierski
66,368,347
606,133
21,836,547
 
 
2.
The proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s auditors:
 
Votes for
87,338,562
Votes against
1,139,838
Abstentions
332,626
Broker non-votes
0
 
 
3.
The proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation:
 
Votes for
84,400,017
Votes against
3,799,975
Abstentions
611,035
Broker non-votes
0
 
 
4.
The proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive and Stock Award Plan:
 
Votes for
43,452,595
Votes against
23,284,184
Abstentions
237,701
Broker non-votes
21,836,547

 
5.
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following vote:
 
Votes for
59,898,422
Votes against
6,782,982
Abstentions
293,076
Broker non-votes
21,836,547

 
Item 9.01 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
3.1 
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended Certificate of Incorporation of XOMA Corporation.
 
 
 

 
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.
 
Dated: May 28, 2014 XOMA CORPORATION  
       
       
  By: /s/ Fred Kurland  
   
Fred Kurland
 
   
Vice President, Finance, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
 
 
                                                                          
 
 
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Number
Description
   
3.1
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended Certificate of Incorporation of XOMA Corporation.