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): November 10, 2016


 

Aviragen Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

001-35285

59-1212264

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission 

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

2500 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 100

Alpharetta, GA

(Address of principal executive offices)

30009

(Zip Code)

  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 221-3350

 

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On November 10, 2016, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Of the 38,640,487 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of the record date, 24,075,993 shares were represented at the annual meeting. The stockholders considered four proposals at the meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below. 

 

Proposal 1 : Election of eight directors to hold office until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:  

 

Names

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Joseph M. Patti, Ph.D.

 

13,229,961

 

2,911,715

 

7,934,317

Russell H. Plumb

 

13,216,387

 

2,925,289

 

7,934,317

Armando Anido

 

13,176,911

 

2,964,765

 

7,934,317

Geoffrey F. Cox, Ph.D.

 

12,046,739

 

4,094,937

 

7,934,317

Michael R. Dougherty

 

12,045,106

 

4,096,570

 

7,934,317

Michael W. Dunne, M.D.

 

13,251,038

 

2,890,638

 

7,934,317

John P. Richard

 

13,248,232

 

2,893,444

 

7,934,317

Anne M. VanLent

 

13,257,162

 

2,884,514

 

7,934,317

 

  Each of the foregoing candidates were elected by a plurality of the votes cast.

 

Proposal 2 : The vote on a proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 was as follows:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

24,039,939

 

13,388

 

22,666

 

 

The foregoing proposal was approved.

 


Proposal 3: The non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was as follows:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

8,278,695

 

7,805,277

 

57,704

 

7,934,317

 

The foregoing proposal was approved.

 


Proposal 4The vote on a proposal to approve the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan was as follows:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

8,817,744

 

7,266,432

 

57,500

 

7,934,317

 

The foregoing proposal was approved.

 

 

 


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.

 

 

Aviragen Therapeutics, Inc.

Date: November 10, 2016

/s/ Joseph M Patti

 

Name:

Joseph M Patti

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer and President

   

(Duly Authorized Officer)