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 4, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

Endocyte, Inc. 

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-35050

 

35-1969-140

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

3000 Kent Avenue, Suite A1-100, 
West Lafayette, Indiana

 

47906

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

765-463-7175

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

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

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

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

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Endocyte, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders on May 4, 2017. The Company’s stockholders took the following actions on the business items which were set forth in the notice for the meeting:

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors: elected four  (4) directors for three-year terms ending at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders;

 

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017.

 

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say-on-Pay”):  approved the compensation of the Named Executive Officers.

 

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Say-on-Pay Votes:  submitted, on an advisory basis, a majority of votes for the holding of future advisory Say-on-Pay votes on executive compensation every year.

 

The vote tabulation for each proposal is as follows:

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominee

 

For

 

 

Withhold

 

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

John C. Aplin

 

 

22,073,043

 

 

 

431,963

 

 

 

13,812,072

 

Colin Goddard

 

 

22,102,959

 

 

 

402,047

 

 

 

13,812,072

 

Philip S. Low

 

 

21,538,511

 

 

 

966,495

 

 

 

13,812,072

 

Lesley Russell

 

 

21,523,525

 

 

 

981,481

 

 

 

13,812,072

 

 

 

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

36,031,133

 

 

 

215,458

 

 

 

70,487

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

21,851,467

 

 

 

371,505

 

 

 

282,034

 

 

 

13,812,072

 

 

 

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Say-on-Pay Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

20,430,949

 

84,820

 

1,880,726

 

108,511

 

13,812,072

 

 

Based on the advisory vote results on the frequency of future Say-on-Pay votes, and consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Board has determined that the Company will hold a shareholder advisory Say-on-Pay vote every year until the next required vote on the frequency of future Say-on-Pay votes. 


 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

Endocyte, Inc.

 

 

 

May 5, 2017

By:

/s/ Beth A. Taylor

 

 

Name: Beth A. Taylor

 

 

Title: Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer