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): May 22, 2014
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-36020 |
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22-3627252 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
375 Pheasant Run
Newtown, PA 18940
(267) 759-3680
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(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:
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 22, 2014, Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals:
1. To elect the seven nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement to serve for a one-year term as a director of the Company expiring at the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and, in each case, until a successor is elected and qualified. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:
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Name |
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For |
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Henry S. Bienen |
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12,100,043 |
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396,996 |
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5,551,207 |
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Jerome E. Groopman |
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12,107,433 |
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389,606 |
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5,551,207 |
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Michael B. Hoffman |
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12,113,163 |
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383,876 |
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5,551,207 |
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Ramesh Kumar |
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12,094,663 |
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402,376 |
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5,551,207 |
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Viren Mehta |
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12,047,344 |
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449,695 |
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5,551,207 |
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E. Premkumar Reddy |
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11,659,648 |
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837,391 |
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5,551,207 |
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Anne M. VanLent |
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12,098,571 |
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398,468 |
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5,551,207 |
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2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. The proposal was approved by a vote of the stockholders as follows:
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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17,893,162 |
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128,698 |
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26,386 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: May 23, 2014 |
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
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By: |
/s/ Ajay Bansal |
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Name: Ajay Bansal |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |