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): May 4, 2017

Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
001-36845
47-3116175
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

184 Liberty Corner Road, Suite 302
Warren, New Jersey
07059
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 574-4770
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

On May 4, 2017, at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company"), the stockholders approved the three proposals listed below. Of the 32,988,683 shares of common stock issued, outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of March 16, 2017, a quorum of 24,754,516 shares, or approximately 75% of the eligible shares, was present in person or represented by proxy. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth in the following tables.

(a) Election of Directors. The Company's stockholders elected the following nominees to serve on the Company's board of directors for a three-year term until the Company's 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:
 
 
 
 
Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Adam Weinstein
14,624,826

104,686

10,025,004

Scott Bruder
14,612,617

116,895

10,025,004

Naseem Amin
14,624,726

104,786

10,025,004


(b) Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accountants of the Company for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2017: The Company's stockholders approved the proposal based on the following votes:
 
 
 
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
24,635,076

72,575

46,865



(c) Approval of a proposed amendment to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares available for the grant of awards to 5,000,000 and to increase the maximum number of shares available under the annual increase to 3,000,000 shares: The Company's stockholders approved the proposal based on the following votes:
 
 
 
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
14,303,437

391,253

34,822

10,025,004







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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BELLEROPHON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: May 5, 2017
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Megan Schoeps
 
 
 
 
 
 
Megan Schoeps
Controller and Principal Financial Officer