Current Report Filing (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 7, 2018

INTREXON CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Virginia

001-36042

26-0084895

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, Maryland 20876

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(301) 556-9900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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.

As noted in Item 5.07 below, at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”) of Intrexon Corporation (the “Company”), upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), which provides for the issuance of an additional two million shares of the Company’s common stock under the Plan.

A description of the Amendment is set forth on pages 28 through 30 of the definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2018 Annual Meeting that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2018, which description is incorporated by reference herein. The description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 7, 2018, the Company held its 2018 Annual Meeting. At the 2018 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected each of the persons listed below as a director for a one-year term, (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, (iii) approved a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers, and (iv) approved the Amendment.

Proposal 1 –Election of Directors


	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Randal J. Kirk		84,932,824		716,107		78,683		30,794,477
Cesar L. Alvarez		75,225,182		10,383,865		118,567		30,794,477
Steven R. Frank		84,979,914		627,910		119,790		30,794,477
Vinita D. Gupta		85,127,968		486,128		113,518		30,794,477
Fred Hassan		81,677,704		3,929,798		120,112		30,794,477
Jeffrey B. Kindler		81,205,485		4,395,203		126,926		30,794,477
Dean J. Mitchell		85,118,639		481,091		127,884		30,794,477
Robert B. Shapiro		84,618,331		986,132		123,151		30,794,477
James S. Turley		81,683,370		3,926,807		117,437		30,794,477

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year ended December 31, 2018


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
115,172,595	838,972	510,524	—

Proposal 3 – Non-binding Advisory Resolution Approving the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
82,815,496	2,648,510	263,608	30,794,477

Proposal 4 – Approval of the Amendment to the Amended and Restated Intrexon Corporation 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
80,064,161	5,443,931	219,522	30,794,477

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

10.1		Amendment to the Intrexon Corporation Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, effective as of June 7, 2018.

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.

Date: June 7, 2018