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 9, 2017
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)
000-19756
(Commission File Number)
Delaware | 94-3023969 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
932 Southwood Boulevard
Incline Village, Nevada 89451
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(775) 832-8500
(Company’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 9, 2017, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Incline Village, Nevada. At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected each of David Gryska and Paul Sandman to the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of three years, (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement and (iv) indicated, on an advisory basis, that every year is the preferred frequency for stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting were 130,238,633 shares of the Company’s common stock, or 80.51% of the total number of shares outstanding as of the record date. The results of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the annual meeting were as follows.
1. Election of Directors:
Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
David Gryska | 91,324,115 | 2,893,462 | 36,021,056 | |||
Paul Sandman | 91,398,485 | 2,819,092 | 36,021,056 | |||
2. | Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017: |
For | Against | Abstain |
128,384,271 | 1,352,115 | 502,247 |
3. | Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
89,529,375 | 4,243,979 | 444,223 | 36,021,056 | |||
4. | Indicate, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
Every Year | Every 2 Years | Every 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
81,626,699 | 476,558 | 11,693,831 | 420,489 | 36,021,056 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PDL BIOPHARMA, INC. | ||
(Company) | ||
By: | /s/ John P. McLaughlin | |
John P. McLaughlin | ||
President, Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: June 12, 2017