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): July 28, 2017
SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36150 | 33-0344842 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4955 Directors Place
San Diego, CA 92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 203-4100
N/A
(Former Name, or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The information set forth below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 28, 2017 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, a total of 62,613,972 shares, or 81.84% of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date, were represented in person or by proxy.
At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 26, 2017.
Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Meeting and the voting results with respect to each matter.
Proposal No. 1: To elect the following nominees as directors to serve until the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| Nominee | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes |
| Henry Ji, Ph.D. | 31,414,438 | 20,121,110 | 11,078,424 |
| David H. Deming | 30,710,939 | 20,824,609 | 11,078,424 |
| Kim D. Janda, Ph.D. | 30,163,482 | 21,372,066 | 11,078,424 |
| Jaisim Shah | 30,186,423 | 21,349,125 | 11,078,424 |
| Yue Alexander Wu, Ph.D. | 30,815,085 | 20,720,463 | 11,078,424 |
Proposal No. 2: To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
| For | Against | Abstentions | |
| 61,923,240 | 284,226 | 406,506 |
Proposal No. 3: To approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) to (i) increase the maximum number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2009 Plan by 5,000,000 shares from 6,260,000 shares to 11,260,000 shares, (ii) increase the maximum number of shares that may be subject to awards granted under the 2009 Plan to any individual other than a non-employee director in any calendar year from 400,000 to 4,000,000, (iii) increase the maximum number of shares that may be subject to awards granted under the 2009 Plan to any non-employee director in any calendar year from 40,000 to 250,000, and (iv) make certain administrative and other immaterial changes to the 2009 Plan that will be effective regardless of the outcome of the stockholder vote on the 2009 Plan amendment.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 28,118,214 | 23,369,596 | 47,738 | 11,078,424 |
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.
| SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |||
| Date: July 28, 2017 | By: | /s/ Henry Ji, Ph.D. | |
| Name: Henry Ji, Ph.D. | |||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | |||