AXOGEN, INC. (NASDAQ:AXGN) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07 of the Initial 8‑K to update the vote totals in accordance with an amended final tabulation report received by the Company. The amended final tabulation report did not change the outcome of any proposal.
Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May14, 2018, the Company held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to act upon the matters described in the Company’s 2018 Proxy Statement dated March30, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”). Of the 34,560,243 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 31,393,127 shares were present either in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.
The following describes the matters considered by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting and the results of the votes cast at the meeting:
Proposal No.1: Election of Directors
The vote with respect to the election of directors was as follows:
|
Nominee |
For |
Withhold |
Broker Non-Vote |
|
Gregory G. Freitag |
21,398,997 |
64,550 |
9,929,580 |
|
Mark Gold, MD |
20,954,728 |
508,819 |
9,929,580 |
|
Jamie M. Grooms |
21,051,703 |
441,844 |
9,929,580 |
|
Guido J. Neels |
20,956,134 |
507,413 |
9,929,580 |
|
Amy Wendell |
20,956,455 |
507,092 |
9,929,580 |
|
Robert J. Rudelius |
21,016,891 |
446,656 |
9,929,580 |
|
Karen Zaderej |
21,376,578 |
86,969 |
9,929,580 |
Proposal No.2:Approval of Amendment and Restatement of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
The vote with respect to the proposal to approve an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 shares and change the address of the Company’s registered office (the “Restated Articles”) was as follows:
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
|
27,345,121 |
3,841,042 |
206,964 |
Proposal No.3:Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The vote with respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte&Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for theyear ending December31, 2018 was as follows:
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
|
31,184,180 |
78,711 |
130,236 |
As a result, the shareholders elected each nominee as a director of the Company, approved the Restated Articles and ratified the appointment of Deloitte&Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for theyear ending December31, 2018.
