8-K

 

 

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): June 15, 2018

 

 

HISTOGENICS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36751   04-3522315

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

830 Winter Street, 3rd Floor

Waltham, Massachusetts 02451

(781) 547-7900

(Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including area code, of principal executive offices)

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders of Histogenics Corporation (the “Company”) held on June 15, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”), the following proposals were submitted to the stockholders of the Company:

 

Proposal 1:    The election of two directors to serve as Class I directors for a term of three years until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.
Proposal 2:    The ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”). Of the 28,687,412 shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 25,167,523 shares, or approximately 87.7%, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, if applicable, in respect of each such matter is set forth below.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

The Company’s stockholders elected the following two directors to serve as Class I directors until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. The votes regarding the election of directors were as follows:

 

Director

   Votes For    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Joshua Baltzell

   14,815,328    1,699,287    8,652,908

Kevin Rakin

   14,815,328    1,699,287    8,652,908

Proposal 2: Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP.

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstaining

25,007,759   153,197   6,567


SIGNATURE

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.

 

Date: June 15, 2018     HISTOGENICS CORPORATION
    By:  

/s/ Adam Gridley

      Adam Gridley
      President and Chief Executive Officer