UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 22, 2012

 

 

SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35006   93-0979187

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

11500 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 240,

Henderson, NV

  89052
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 835-6300

Not Applicable

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Dr. Dilip J. Mehta decided not to stand for reelection to the board of directors and, therefore, retired effective as of the date of the 2012 annual meeting.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 22, 2012 at the Company’s corporate headquarters located at 11500 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 240, Henderson, Nevada 89052. As of April 26, 2012, the record date for the Annual Meeting, a total of 59,522,442 shares were entitled to vote, of which a total of 52,164,673 shares were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting constituting a quorum for the conduct of business thereat.

The following sets forth detailed information regarding the voting results at the Annual Meeting for each of the matters voted upon by the stockholders:

Proposal No. 1:

The Company’s stockholders elected each of the seven nominees named below to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2013 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

 

Nominee

  

Votes For

    

Votes Withheld

    

Broker Non-Votes

 

Krishan K. Arora

     29,253,732         4,826,112         18,084,829   

Gilles Gagnon

     31,429,924         2,649,920         18,084,829   

Anton Gueth

     32,827,957         1,251,887         18,084,829   

Stuart M. Krassner

     29,250,493         4,829,351         18,084,829   

Luigi Lenaz

     31,128,593         2,951,251         18,084,829   

Anthony E. Maida

     29,282,904         4,796,940         18,084,829   

Rajesh C. Shrotriya

     32,483,732         1,596,112         18,084,829   

Proposal No. 2:

The Company’s stockholders approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2012.

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

50,384,094

   1,506,950    273,629

 

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Proposal No. 3:

The Company’s stockholders approved by advisory vote the executive compensation detailed in the proxy statement.

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

18,118,259

   15,588,700    372,885    18,084,829

 

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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.

Date: June 22, 2012

 

SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Brett L. Scott

  Brett L. Scott
 

Senior Vice President and Acting Chief

Financial Officer

 

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