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): July 19, 2016
CANCER GENETICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 001-35817 04-3462475
(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
201 Route 17 North 2nd Floor, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (201) 528-9200
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.08. Shareholder Director Nominations.
On July 19, 2016, the Board of Directors of Cancer Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”)
determined that the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for the year ended December 31,
2015 (the “Annual Meeting”) will be held on October 11, 2016, at a time and location to be
determined by the authorized officers and set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the
Annual Meeting, and established August 24, 2016 as the record date for determining stockholders
entitled to notice of, and vote at, the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is more than 30 days
from the anniversary of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for the year ended
December 31, 2014, which was held on May 14, 2015. As a result, stockholders of the Company
who wish to have a proposal considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the
Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”) must provide written notice to the Company at its corporate headquarters, 201
Route 17 North, 2nd Floor, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070, on or before August 15, 2016, which the
Company has determined to be a reasonable time before it expects to begin to print and mail its
proxy materials. Stockholder proposals intended to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s
proxy materials for the Annual Meeting must comply with the requirements, including the deadline
set forth above as well as all the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act. In addition, pursuant to the Company’s bylaws,
stockholders who wish to nominate a person for election as a director at the Annual Meeting must
provide written notice to the Company at its corporate headquarters on or before August 1, 2016.
Any such written notice must be directed to the attention of the Company’s Secretary at the
Company’s corporate headquarters and must comply with the applicable provisions of the
Company’s bylaws, as amended.
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.
CANCER GENETICS, INC.
By: /s/ Edward J. Sitar
Name: Edward J. Sitar
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 22, 2016