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): December 14, 2017
GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-31791 | 04-3562325 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4960 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, STE 240
NORCROSS, GA 30071
(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 620-3186
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on December 14, 2017, the stockholders of Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (“Galectin” or the “Company”) elected each of the Company’s directors that had been nominated to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and have been qualified. The stockholders also (i) approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized common voting shares from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000, (ii) approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan to reserve an additional 1,000,000 shares for issuance under the plan and (iii) ratified the selection of Cherry Bekaert LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2017.
The final results of the voting on each matter of business at the 2017 Annual Meeting are as follows:
Election of Directors
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Gilbert Amelio, Ph.D. |
14,119,090 | 493,665 | 16,571,707 | |||||||||
| Kevin D. Freeman |
14,311,923 | 300,832 | 16,571,707 | |||||||||
| Marc Rubin, M.D. |
13,701,894 | 910,861 | 16,571,707 | |||||||||
| Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D. |
14,105,710 | 507,045 | 16,571,707 | |||||||||
| Joel Lewis |
14,306,647 | 306,108 | 16,571,707 | |||||||||
| Richard E. Uihlein |
14,294,708 | 318,047 | 16,571,707 | |||||||||
| Stephen Shulman |
14,252,648 | 360,107 | 16,571,707 | |||||||||
Amendment to the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized common voting shares from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain | ||
| 28,117,298 |
2,540,091 | 527,073 |
Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan to reserve an additional 1,000,000 shares for issuance under the plan
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 13,051,661 |
1,284,885 | 276,209 | 16,571,707 |
Ratification of the selection of Cherry Bekaert LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2017
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain | ||
| 30,681,322 | 358,753 | 144,387 |
Additionally, the holder of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock voted as a separate class to nominate and elect two directors (the “Series B Directors”). Mr. James Czirr and Dr. Theodore Zucconi were each re-elected as the Series B Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and have been qualified. The results of the voting for the Series B Directors are as follows:
| Name |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| James C. Czirr | 3,789,346 | 0 | n/a | |||
| Theodore Zucconi | 3,789,346 | 0 | n/a |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Galectin Therapeutics Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Galectin Therapeutics Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: December 18, 2017 | By: | /s/ Jack W. Callicutt | ||||||
| Jack W. Callicutt Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||