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Item 5.07
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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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Annual Meeting of Stockholders
The Annual Meeting of stockholders of Galena Biopharma, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our” or the “company”) was held on July 14, 2016 and reconvened on July 15, 2016.
At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders voted on the following five proposals and cast their votes as described below:
Proposal 1
: To re-elect Sanford J. Hillsberg and to elect Mary Ann Gray, Ph.D., as Class III Directors to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of stockholders.
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“FOR”
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“WITHHELD”
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Mary Ann Gray, Ph.D.
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35,920,920
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4,072,385
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Sanford J. Hillsberg
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26,919,427
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13,073,878
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Proposal 2:
To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, authorized for issuance by 75,000,000 shares, to a total of 350,000,000 shares.
This proposal was approved with 91,183,457 votes “FOR,” 35,010,427 votes “AGAINST,” and 2,291,122 votes to “ABSTAIN.”
Proposal 3:
To approve Galena Biopharma, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan.
This proposal was approved with 25,555,394 votes “FOR,” 12,859,627 votes “AGAINST,” and 1,578,284 votes to “ABSTAIN.” In addition, there were 88,491,701 broker non-votes in connection with this proposal.
Proposal 4
: To approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in our proxy statement.
This proposal was approved with 24,198,230 votes “FOR,” 14,090,767 votes “AGAINST,” and 1,704,308 votes to “ABSTAIN.” In addition, there were 88,491,701 broker non-votes in connection with this proposal.
Proposal 5
: To ratify the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
This proposal was approved with 118,814,739 votes “FOR,” 6,257,723 votes “AGAINST,” and 3,412,544 votes to “ABSTAIN.”