UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): September 12, 2017
CRYOPORT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-34632 | 88-0313393 | ||
| (State of other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
17305 Daimler St., Irvine CA 92614
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 470-2300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Cryoport, Inc. (the “Company”) commenced its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on September 12, 2017. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Proxy, are set forth below.
Proposal No. 1: Election of the Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The individuals listed below were elected to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Directors | Votes For | Votes
| Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
| Richard Berman | 8,430,748 | 1,220,370 | 5,927,061 | |||||||||||||
| Robert Hariri, M.D., PhD. | 8,215,284 | 1,435,834 | 5,927,061 | |||||||||||||
| Ramkumar Mandalam, PhD. | 9,318,405 | 332,713 | 5,927,061 | |||||||||||||
| Jerrell W. Shelton | 9,629,368 | 21,750 | 5,927,061 | |||||||||||||
| Edward J. Zecchini | 9,316,685 | 334,433 | 5,927,061 | |||||||||||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
| Proposal No. 2: Ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of KMJ Corbin & Company LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. This proposal was approved. | 15,553,303 | 12,488 | 12,388 | – | ||||||||||||
| Proposal No. 3: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. This proposal was approved. | 8,798,240 | 708,587 | 144,291 | 5,927,061 | ||||||||||||
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.
| CRYOPORT, INC. | |||
| Date: September 13, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert Stefanovich | |
| Robert Stefanovich | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||