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): March 7, 2012
ACCENTIA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Florida | 000-51383 | 04-3639490 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
324 South Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 350
Tampa, Florida 33606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 864-2554
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ACCENTIA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
FORM 8-K
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On March 7, 2012, Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders elected the five persons identified below to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
In addition to the election of directors (Proposal No. 1), the shareholders ratified the Company’s appointment of Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P., as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 (Proposal No. 2).
Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors
| For | % Voted For |
Withheld | % Voted Withheld |
Broker Non-Vote |
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| Francis E. O’Donnell, Jr. |
16,639,198 | 99.74 | % | 43,236 | 0.26 | % | 32,148,863 | |||||||||||||
| Edmund C. King |
16,625,098 | 99.66 | % | 57,336 | 0.34 | % | 32,148,863 | |||||||||||||
| David M. Schubert |
16,639,198 | 99.74 | % | 43,236 | 0.26 | % | 32,148,863 | |||||||||||||
| Christopher C. Chapman |
16,639,198 | 99.74 | % | 43,236 | 0.26 | % | 32,148,863 | |||||||||||||
| William S. Poole |
16,562,198 | 99.28 | % | 120,236 | 0.72 | % | 32,148,863 | |||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of the Company’s appointment of Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
| Total Shares Voted |
48,580,703 | 232,439 | 18,155 | |||||||||
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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.
| ACCENTIA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Samuel S. Duffey | |
| Samuel S. Duffey, Esq. | ||
| Chief Executive Officer, President and General Counsel | ||
Date: March 8, 2012
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