StemCells, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 3, 2010

StemCells, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-19871 94-3078125
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
3155 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California   94304
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   650.475.3100

Not Applicable
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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.

On June 3, 2010, StemCells, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at 2:00 p.m. local time, at the Company’s headquarters located at 3155 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California, pursuant to notice duly given. Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 9, 2010 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of April 9, 2010, there were 119,673,325 shares of Company common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, of which 91,848,139 shares of Company common stock were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.

The final results of the stockholder vote on each proposal brought before the meeting were as follows:

(a) Each of the two nominees to serve as Class I Directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting were elected.

                         
Nominee   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Eric Bjerkholt
     16,390,960       1,587,821       73,869,358  
John Schwartz, Ph.D.
     15,976,736       2,002,045       73,869,358  

(b) The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was ratified.

                         
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
88,122,363
    2,804,540       898,269       0  

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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.

         
    StemCells, Inc.
          
June 7, 2010   By:   /s/ Kenneth B. Stratton
       
        Name: Kenneth B. Stratton
        Title: General Counsel