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 19, 2018

 

 

 

XBIOTECH INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

British Columbia, Canada
(State of Incorporation)
   
001-37347

(Commission File Number)

 

N/A
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

8201 E Riverside Dr. Bldg 4, Ste 100

Austin, Texas

(Address of principal executive offices)

78744

(Zip Code)

 

(512) 386-2900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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:

 

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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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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.

 

The annual meeting of the stockholders of XBiotech Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 19, 2018. The matters that were voted upon at the meeting, and the number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, are set forth below. Stockholders voted in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations on each matter and voted to (1) elect four nominees for director; and (2) ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

 

Proposal #1 Election of four members of the Board of Directors

 

   For  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
John Simard   17,342,812    28,598    2,189,568 
Jan-Paul Waldin   17,232,300    139,110    2,189,568 
W. Thorpe McKenzie   17,076,717    294,693    2,189,568 
Donald MacAdam   17,360,915    10,495    2,189,568 

 

Proposal #2 Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018

 

For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
 19,458,234    101,947    797    0 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Date: June 21, 2018   XBIOTECH INC.
     
    By:   /s/John Simard
      John Simard
      Chief Executive Officer and President