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): December 12, 2018
NEUROTROPE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-55275 | 46-3522381 |
|
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
205 East 42nd Street,
17th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 242-0005
(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. |
(a) On December 12, 2018, Neurotrope, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of October 23, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 7,909,693 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 4,695,248 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy, which represented 59.361% of the total shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
(b) The following actions were taken in the Annual Meeting:
| (1) | The following seven nominees were reelected to serve on the Board until the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal: |
| Name of Director Nominees | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Vote |
| Charles S. Ryan, J.D., Ph.D. | 2,208,931 | 55,734 | 2,430,583 |
| Joshua N. Silverman | 1,702,560 | 562,105 | 2,430,583 |
| William S. Singer | 1,721,257 | 543,408 | 2,430,583 |
| James R. Gottlieb | 2,208,931 | 55,734 | 2,430,583 |
| Shana Kay Phares | 2,208,931 | 55,734 | 2,430,583 |
| Bruce T. Bernstein | 1,721,432 | 543,233 | 2,430,583 |
| George Perry, Ph.D. | 2,208,931 | 55,734 | 2,430,583 |
| (2) | An amendment to the Neurotrope, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, to increase the number of shares available for the grant of awards by 600,000 shares, was approved, based on the following votes: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
| 1,675,464 | 582,951 | 6,250 |
2,430,583 |
| (3) | The selection of Friedman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, was ratified, based on the following votes: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
| 4,649,490 | 43,592 | 2,166 |
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| (4) | The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, was approved by an advisory vote, based on the following votes: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
| 2,188,681 | 136,534 | 9,450 | 243,583 |
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.
| NEUROTROPE, INC. | ||
| Date: December 14, 2018 | By: /s/ Robert Weinstein | |
| Name: | Robert Weinstein | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer | |