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): February 13, 2020
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34655 | 04-3581650 | ||
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| One Broadway, 14th Floor | ||||
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 02142 | |||
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 588-1960
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | AVEO | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On February 13, 2020, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). The Company’s stockholders voted in the following manner with respect to the following proposal at the Special Meeting. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the Special Meeting.
1. An amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, by a ratio of not less than 1-for-5 and not more than 1-for-15, and a proportionate reduction in the number of authorized shares of common stock, such ratio and the implementation and timing of the reverse stock split to be determined in the discretion of the Company’s board of directors. This proposal was approved as follows:
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For: |
88,258,428 | |||
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Against: |
40,083,108 | |||
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Abstain: |
631,533 |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 13, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 1-for-10 reverse split of the Company’s common stock that is expected to take effect on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 after the close of trading.
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.
| AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: February 13, 2020 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Michael Bailey | |||||
| Michael Bailey | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||