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): June 4, 2015

 

OPHTHOTECH CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36080

 

20-8185347

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

One Penn Plaza, 19th Floor

New York, New York 10119

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 845-8200

 

 

(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:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Ophthotech held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 4, 2015. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.

 

(a)         Ophthotech’s stockholders elected Axel Bolte and Samir C. Patel, M.D. as Class II directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each such director to hold office until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of such Class II directors were as follows:

 

 

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Axel Bolte

 

27,661,897

 

46,328

 

3,148,234

 

Samir C. Patel, M.D.

 

27,103,760

 

604,465

 

3,148,234

 

 

(b)         Ophthotech’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Ophthotech’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

30,686,411

 

163,570

 

6,478

 

0

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

OPHTHOTECH CORPORATION

 

 

Date: June 4, 2015

By:

/s/ Barbara A. Wood

 

 

Barbara A. Wood

 

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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