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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 18, 2020

 

VBI VACCINES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

British Columbia, Canada   001-37769   N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

222 Third Street, Suite 2241

Cambridge, Massachusetts

  02142
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(617) 830-3031

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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)
   
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of exchange on which registered
Common Shares, no par value per share   VBIV   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company [X]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [X]

 

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

On June 18, 2020, VBI Vaccines Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted to: (1) elect the nominated directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting or until the appointment or election and qualification of their successors; (2) approve the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm until the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorize the audit committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the board of directors of the Company to fix EisnerAmper LLP’s remuneration; and (3) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”). Each of these proposals is described in more detail in the Proxy Statement.

 

At the beginning of the Annual Meeting, there were 125,815,545 common shares present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented 70.53% of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Company’s common shares were entitled to one vote for each share held as of the close of business on April 20, 2020 (the “Record Date”).

 

The voting results on these proposals were as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Seven Directors

 

Director  Votes For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
Steven Gillis   77,693,366    1,044,120    47,078,059 
Joanne Cordeiro   77,764,279    973,207    47,078,059 
Michel De Wilde   77,909,815    827,671    47,078,059 
Damian Braga   76,984,718    1,752,768    47,078,059 
Blaine H. McKee   77,923,113    814,373    47,078,059 
Jeffrey R. Baxter   77,794,855    942,631    47,078,059 
Christopher McNulty   77,187,854    1,549,632    47,078,059 

 

Each of the seven nominees for director was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal.

 

Proposal 2: Approve the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorize the Audit Committee to fix EisnerAmper LLP’s remuneration

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
123,630,419                        0    2,185,126                   0 

 

The shareholders approved the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm until the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorized the Audit Committee to fix EisnerAmper LLP’s remuneration.

 

Proposal 3: Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Proxy Statement

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
123,630,419    0    2,185,126    47,078,059 

 

The results reported above are final voting results. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the Annual Meeting.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On June 18, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the voting results from the Annual Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated June 18, 2020

 

   

 

 

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.

 

  VBI Vaccines Inc.
     
Date: June 22, 2020 By: /s/ Jeff Baxter
    Jeff Baxter
    President and Chief Executive Officer