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 16, 2014
| CORONADO BIOSCIENCES, INC. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| Delaware | 001-35366 | 20-5157386 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 24 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA | 01803 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (781) 652-4500
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Coronado Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders on June 16, 2014. At the meeting, stockholders elected the following seven members to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified, based on the following votes:
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D. | 15,438,475 | 4,841,521 | 20,170 | 14,482,909 | ||||
| Eric K. Rowinsky, M.D. | 15,110,128 | 5,094,869 | 95,169 | 14,482,909 | ||||
| David J. Barrett | 14,721,723 | 5,483,233 | 95,210 | 14,482,909 | ||||
| Jimmie Harvey, Jr., M.D. | 15,390,151 | 4,814,846 | 95,169 | 14,482,909 | ||||
| Malcolm Hoenlein | 15,134,403 | 5,070,553 | 95,210 | 14,482,909 | ||||
| J. Jay Lobell | 14,455,880 | 5,749,076 | 95,210 | 14,482,909 | ||||
| Michael S. Weiss | 15,564,731 | 4,714,245 | 21,190 | 14,482,909 |
Company stockholders also voted on a nonbinding resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the meeting. The vote on the resolution was approved with 12,734,401 shares for, 6,668,413 shares against, 897,352 shares abstaining, and 14,482,909 broker non-votes.
At the meeting, stockholders also ratified the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. The vote for such ratification was 30,067,717 shares for, 4,520,452 shares against, 194,906 shares abstaining, and no broker non-votes.
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.
| CORONADO BIOSCIENCES, INC. | |
| Date: June 17, 2014 | /s/ Lindsay A. Rosenwald |
| Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D., Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer |