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 26, 2020

 

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.)

 

 

5217 Winnebago Ln, Austin, TX 78744

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Telephone Number (512) 386-2900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including Area Code)

 

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value XBIT NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

 

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).

 

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.

 

The annual meeting of the stockholders of XBiotech Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 26, 2020. 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 five nominees for director; (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, 2020; and (3) ratify the amendments to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan by an aggregate of 2,500,000.

 

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

 

  For Abstain Broker Non-Votes
John Simard 10,704,101 51,497 2,196,073
Jan-Paul Waldin 7,839,883 2,915,715 2,196,073
W. Thorpe McKenzie 9,146,845 1,608,753 2,196,073
Donald MacAdam 9,164,131 1,591,467 2,196,073
Peter Libby 10,715,897 39,701 2,196,073

 

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, 2020

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
12,718,700   185,591   47,380   0

 

Proposal #3 Ratification of the amendments to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan by an aggregate of 2,500,000.

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
7,781,887   2,971,524   2,187   2,196,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2020 XBIOTECH INC.  
       
  By: /s/John Simard  
    John Simard  
    Chief Executive Officer and President