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 7, 2017
CANCER GENETICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-35817 | 04-3462475 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
201 Route 17 North 2nd Floor, Rutherford, New Jersey | 07070 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (201) 528-9200
(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 June 7, 2017, Cancer Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The shareholders of the Company voted on the following two proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2017. The results of each matter voted upon are as follows:
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. The following individuals were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. All directors of the Company hold office until the next annual meeting or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or their earlier resignation or removal:
Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
Panna L. Sharma (President and Chief Executive Officer) | 6,410,183 | 1,096,200 | 7,625,801 | ||||||
John Pappajohn (Chairman of the Board) | 7,114,743 | 391,640 | 7,625,801 | ||||||
Raju S.K. Chaganti, Ph.D. | 6,347,941 | 1,158,442 | 7,625,801 | ||||||
Edmund Cannon | 7,459,581 | 46,802 | 7,625,801 | ||||||
Franklyn G. Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D. | 7,447,291 | 59,092 | 7,625,801 | ||||||
Michael J. Welsh, M.D. | 6,960,243 | 546,140 | 7,625,801 | ||||||
Geoffrey Harris | 7,459,826 | 46,557 | 7,625,801 | ||||||
Howard McLeod | 7,114,647 | 391,736 | 7,625,801 | ||||||
Proposal No. 2: Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders ratified the appointment of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
14,263,452 | 813,627 | 55,105 | — | |||
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.
CANCER GENETICS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ John A. Roberts | |||
Name: | John A. Roberts | |||
Title: | Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
Date: June 7, 2017