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 12, 2018
ATHENEX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38112 | 43-1985966 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1001 Main Street, Suite 600, Buffalo, New York | 14203 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716) 427-2950
(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.
Athenex, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders on June 12, 2018. At the meeting, stockholders elected three Class I directors to the Company’s board of directors for a three-year term expiring in 2021, or until their successors have been elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until their death, resignation or removal, based on the following votes:
| Members |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Michael Cannon |
37,550,043 | 1,348,759 | 6,461,782 | |||
| Jinn Wu |
38,155,772 | 743,030 | 6,461,782 | |||
| James Zukin |
37,198,570 | 1,700,232 | 6,461,782 |
At the meeting, stockholders also ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The vote for such ratification was 45,357,448 shares for, 3,136 shares against, no shares abstaining and no broker non-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.
| ATHENEX, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 14, 2018 | /s/ Li Shen | |||||
| Name: | Li Shen | |||||
| Title: | Acting Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | |||||