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 16, 2016

 

CombiMatrix Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware   001-33523   47-0899439
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

310 Goddard, Suite 150, Irvine, CA   92618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (949) 753-0624

 

N/A
(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:

 

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

 

The Company held its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders on June 16, 2016. The following proposals were approved according to the following final voting results:

 

To elect the six (6) directors named in the proxy statement to serve until the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:

 

Director Candidate  For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
             
Scott Gottlieb, M.D.   269,777    173,189    568,477 
Robert E. Hoffman   269,614    173,352    568,477 
R. Judd Jessup   238,987    203,979    568,477 
Jeremy M. Jones   270,542    172,424    568,477 
Mark McDonough   274,241    168,725    568,477 
Lâle White   278,276    164,690    568,477 

 

To ratify the appointment of Haskell & White LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016:

 

For   980,045 
Against   25,744 
Abstain   5,654 
Broker Non-Votes   0 

 

To approve an adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary and appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the annual meeting to approve any of the proposals:

 

For   520,474 
Against   488,867 
Abstain   2,102 
Broker Non-Votes   5,654 

 

The following proposals were not approved according to the following final voting results:

 

To approve the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for grant thereunder by 300,000 shares, from 200,000 shares to 500,000 shares, and to effect various other changes thereunder:

 

For   116,014 
Against   209,098 
Abstain   117,854 
Broker Non-Votes   568,477 

 

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

For   142,535 
Against   178,036 
Abstain   122,395 
Broker Non-Votes   568,477 

 

   
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

  COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION
  (Registrant)
   
Dated: June 21, 2016 /s/ SCOTT R. BURELL
  Scott R. Burell, Chief Financial Officer