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 16, 2017

 

FULGENT GENETICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-37894

 

81-2621304

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

4978 Santa Anita Avenue

Temple City, California

 

91780

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Zip Code

 

(626) 350-0537

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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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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).

 

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

 

On May 16, 2017, Fulgent Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) at its principal executive offices. An aggregate of 17,676,256 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding as of March 24, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Of these shares, 13,888,119 shares were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum of 79%. The Company’s stockholders considered and voted on three proposals at the Annual Meeting and cast their votes on each proposal as set forth below.

 

Proposal 1: To elect four directors, each to serve a one-year term until the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The results of the voting on Proposal 1 were as follows:

 

Directors

 

For

 

 

Withheld

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Ming Hsieh

 

 

12,164,297

 

 

 

378,160

 

 

 

1,345,662

 

John Bolger

 

 

11,421,192

 

 

 

1,121,265

 

 

 

1,345,662

 

James J. Mulay (Mulé), I.Ph.D.

 

 

11,421,400

 

 

 

1,121,057

 

 

 

1,345,662

 

Yun Yen, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P.

 

 

11,363,521

 

 

 

1,178,936

 

 

 

1,345,662

 

Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The results of the voting on Proposal 2 were as follows:

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

13,852,976

 

 

 

4,851

 

 

 

30,292

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3: To approve an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to reduce the number of shares of common stock that the Company is authorized to issue from 200,000,000 to 50,000,000. The results of the voting on Proposal 3 were as follows:

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

12,546,348

 

 

 

426

 

 

 

2,750

 

 

 

1,338,595

 

 


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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.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 19, 2017

FULGENT GENETICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul Kim

 

 

Name: Paul Kim

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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