UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 16, 2017

 

 

IMMUNOCELLULAR THERAPEUTICS, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35560   93-1301885

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

23622 Calabasas Road, Suite 300

Calabasas, California 91302

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 264-2300

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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).

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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.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 16, 2017, ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (the “ Company ”) amended its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 25,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares. As described in Item 5.07 below, the stockholders of the Company approved the amendment at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 16, 2017 (the “ Annual Meeting ”). The amendment became effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “ Certificate of Amendment ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 16, 2017. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

The Annual Meeting was held on June 16, 2017. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter. A more complete description of each matter is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017 (the “ Proxy Statement ”).

Proposal 1 – The Company’s stockholders voted in favor of the election of each of the six nominated individuals to serve as directors until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

 

Nominee

   Votes For    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Gary S. Titus

       329,459        247,458        1,955,254

Anthony Gringeri, Ph.D.

       328,222        248,695        1,955,254

Rahul Singhvi, Sc.D.

       333,277        243,640        1,955,254

John S. Yu, M.D.

       331,188        245,729        1,955,254

Gregg A. Lapointe

       334,901        242,016        1,955,254

Mark A. Schlossberg

       334,953        241,964        1,955,254

Proposal 2 – The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 25,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

1,770,367   744,341   17,463   0

Proposal 3 – The Company’s stockholders ratified of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

2,222,730   80,535   228,906   0


Proposal 4 – The Company’s stockholders did not approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

226,183   156,971   193,763   1,955,254

Proposal 5 – The Company’s stockholders approved the adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to establish a quorum or to permit further solicitation of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting cast in favor of Proposal 2. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

1,835,367   463,106   233,698   0


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

  

Description

3.1    Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. filed on June 16, 2017.


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.

 

Date: June 22, 2017     IMMUNOCELLULAR THERAPEUTICS, LTD.
    By:   /s/ David Fractor
      David Fractor
      Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Description

3.1    Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. filed on June 16, 2017.

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

IMMUNOCELLULAR THERAPEUTICS, LTD.

(Under Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

FIRST.           The name of the corporation is ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd.

SECOND.      The date on which the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was originally filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is March 20, 1987.

THIRD.         The board of directors of the corporation, acting in accordance with the provisions of Sections 141 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, adopted resolutions to amend Section 1 of Article FOURTH so that, as amended, it shall be and read in full as follows:

FOURTH

Section 1. Authorized Capital Stock . The Company is authorized to issue two classes of capital stock, designated Common Stock and Preferred Stock. The total number of shares of capital stock that the Company is authorized to issue is 51,000,000 shares, consisting of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

FOURTH.     This Certificate of Amendment was duly adopted by the stockholders of the corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by Anthony Gringeri, Ph.D., its President and CEO, this 16th day of June, 2017.

 

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd.
By:   /s/ Anthony Gringeri
Name:   Anthony Gringeri, Ph.D.
Title:   President and CEO