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):  August 9, 2013

Interleukin Genetics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(781) 398-0700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

(e) On August 9, 2013, at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”), the shareholders approved the Company’s 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the “Stock Plan”), as described under Proposal 4 of Item 5.07 below. A description of the terms and conditions of the Stock Plan is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2013 (the “Proxy Statement”) under the heading “Proposal 4: Approval of the 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan,” and is incorporated herein by reference. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Stock Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.

On August 9, 2013, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 150,000,000 to 300,000,000. The certificate of amendment became effective upon filing. A copy of the certificate of amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

At the Annual Meeting, at which a quorum was present, the stockholders of the Company voted on and approved the following matters, which are described in detail in the Proxy Statement: (1) to elect William C. Mills III and James M. Weaver as Class I directors to each serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (“Proposal 1”); (2) to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 150,000,000 to 300,000,000 (“Proposal 2”); (3) to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split by combining outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock into a lesser number of outstanding shares by a ratio of not less than 1-for-5 and not more than 1-for-20 at any time prior to the earlier of (i) August 1, 2014 and (ii) the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, with the exact ratio to be set within this range by the Company’s board of directors in its sole discretion (“Proposal 3”); (4) to approve the 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (“Proposal 4”); (5) to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 (“Proposal 5”); (6) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement (“Proposal 6”); and (7) to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of having an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal 7”).

The tabulation of votes with respect to the proposals was as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors:

Proposal 2 – Amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (Authorized Common Stock Increase):

Proposal 3 – Amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (Reverse Stock Split):

Proposal 4 – Approval of 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan:

Proposal 5 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

Proposal 6 – Advisory Vote on Approval of Executive Compensation:

Proposal 7 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Having an Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers:

Consistent with the recommendation of the board of directors in the Proxy Statement and the stockholder votes at the Annual Meeting, the board of directors has determined to hold a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the earlier of (1) the next required vote on the frequency of such advisory vote, which is currently expected to be held at our 2019 annual meeting of stockholders; or (2) such date that the board of directors decides to hold the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of such advisory votes.

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.