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 14, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 

Delaware
 
001-36783
 
20-1450200
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2130 W. Holcombe Blvd., Ste. 800, Houston, TX
 
77030
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 384-1100
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 14, 2017, Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). As of April 17, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 33,078,518 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.

A total of 26,985,759 shares of the Company's common stock were present at the meeting in person or by proxy, which represents approximately 81.58% of the shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the three persons listed below as Class III Directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results are as follows:

Name of Director Nominee:
 
Votes For

 
Votes Withheld

 
Broker Non-Votes

Richard A. Fair
 
20,306,286

 
109,381

 
6,570,092

James M. Daly
 
19,577,073

 
838,594

 
6,570,092

Reid M. Huber, Ph.D.
 
19,289,139

 
1,126,528

 
6,570,092

 

Proposal 2. Approval of 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, As Amended

The Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), to, among other things, increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the Plan by 3,100,000 shares and eliminate the current provision in the Plan that permits the Board to reprice stock options without stockholder approval. The final voting results are as follows:

 
 
Votes For

 
Votes Against

 
Abstention

 
Broker Non-Votes

 
 
11,065,292

 
4,187,833

 
5,162,542

 
6,570,092



Proposal 3. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The final voting results are as follows:


 
 
Votes For

 
Votes Against

 
Abstention

 
 
 
 
25,577,768

 
1,153,849

 
254,142

 
 





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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
 
 
 
Dated: June 15, 2017
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Ken Moseley
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and General Counsel