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 29, 2014

 


Sophiris Bio Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

British Columbia

001-36054

98-1008712

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1258 Prospect Street, La Jolla, California

92037

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 858-777-1760

 

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 2014 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Sophiris Bio Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 29, 2014. As of April 7, 2014, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 16,149,871 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by shareholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.

 

Proposal 1. Set the Number of Directors

 

The Company’s shareholders approved setting the number of directors of the Company at six. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker

Non-Votes

12,120,513

  

30,093

  

-

  

422,652

 

Proposal 2. Election of Directors

 

The Company’s shareholders elected the six persons listed below as directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results are as follows:

 

   

Votes For

   

Votes
Withheld

   

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Lars Ekman, Ph.D., M.D.

    7,801,057       360,802       4,417,399  

John (Jack) Geltosky, Ph.D.

    8,150,520       11,339       4,417,399  

Jim Heppell

    7,796,411       365,448       4,417,399  

Gerald T. Proehl

    8,151,241       10,618       4,417,399  

Joseph L.Turner

    8,152,117       9,742       4,417,399  

Randall E. Woods

    7,799,460       362,399       4,417,399  

 

Proposal 3. Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Company’s shareholders appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker
Non-Votes

12,564,685

  

-

  

14,572

  

1

 

 
 

 

 

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.

 

 

Sophiris Bio Inc.

     

June 2, 2014

By: 

    /s/ Peter Slover

     
   

    Name: Peter Slover

   

    Title: Chief Financial Officer