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):  July 27, 2018

   

Kadmon Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-37841

 

27-3576929

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

450 East 29th Street

New  York, NY

 

10016

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 308-6000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

  



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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).  Emerging growth company



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

On July 27, 2018, Kadmon Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following two proposals:



Proposal 1 – Election of Directors



The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office for terms to expire in one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Harlan W. Waksal, M.D.

 

37,509,355 

 

20,166 

 

18,842,946 

Bart M. Schwartz, Esq.

 

19,852,407 

 

17,677,114 

 

18,842,946 

Eugene Bauer, M.D.

 

29,857,257 

 

7,672,264 

 

18,842,946 

D. Dixon Boardman

 

23,237,423 

 

14,292,098 

 

18,842,946 

Tasos G. Konidaris

 

37,510,864 

 

18,657 

 

18,842,946 

Steven Meehan

 

37,504,709 

 

24,812 

 

18,842,946 

Susan Wiviott, J.D.

 

20,000,153 

 

17,529,368 

 

18,842,946 









Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



The proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was approved based upon the following votes:





 

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

56,108,972 

 

202,276 

 

61,219 




















 

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.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kadmon Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

Date: July 27, 2018

 

 

 

/s/ Konstantin Poukalov

 

 

 

 

Konstantin Poukalov

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer