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): January 18, 2018
AVID BIOSERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32839 | 95-3698422 | ||
| (State of other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 2642 Michelle Drive, Suite 200, Tustin, California 92780 | ||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | ||||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 508-6000 | ||||
| Not Applicable | ||||
| (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 January 18, 2018, Avid Bioservices, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 45,210,608 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding (as of the record date of November 27, 2017) and entitled to vote, 37,204,966 shares were present in-person or represented by proxy, representing 82% of the total outstanding shares entitled to vote. The final voting results of each proposal voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. For more information about the proposals set forth below, please refer to the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2017.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected each of the seven nominees named below to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The votes were as follows:
|
Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Mark R. Bamforth | 18,291,530 | 750,270 | 18,163,166 | |||
| Joseph Carleone, Ph.D. | 18,279,401 | 762,399 | 18,163,166 | |||
| Richard B. Hancock | 18,322,847 | 718,953 | 18,163,166 | |||
| Roger J. Lias, Ph.D. | 18,249,302 | 792,498 | 18,163,166 | |||
| Joel McComb | 18,325,118 | 716,682 | 18,163,166 | |||
| Gregory P. Sargen | 18,319,520 | 722,280 | 18,163,166 | |||
| Patrick D. Walsh | 18,270,723 | 771,077 | 18,163,166 |
Proposal No. 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2018. The votes were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||
| 36,433,192 | 640,525 | 131,249 |
Proposal No. 3: To Approve, On an Advisory Basis, the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The votes were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 15,178,069 | 3,625,027 | 238,704 | 18,163,166 |
Proposal No. 4: To Determine, On an Advisory Basis, the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
The Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, that the frequency of named executive officer compensation advisory votes should be every year. The votes were as follows:
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 18,696,750 | 104,956 | 174,573 | 65,521 | 18,163,166 |
Based on these voting results, and consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year until its next required frequency vote.
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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.
| AVID BIOSERVICES, INC. | ||
| Date: January 18, 2018 | By: | /s/ Paul J. Lytle |
| Paul J. Lytle Chief Financial Officer | ||
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