XBIT XBiotech Inc

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 19, 2017

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XBIOTECH INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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British Columbia, Canada
(State of Incorporation)
001-37347

(Commission File Number)

 

N/A

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

8201 E Riverside Dr. Bldg 4, Ste 100 Austin, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)

78744 (Zip Code)

 

(512) 386-2900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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.

 

The annual meeting of the stockholders of XBiotech Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 19, 2017. The matters that were voted upon at the meeting, and the number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter are set forth below. Stockholders voted in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations on each matter and voted to (1) elect four nominees for director; and (2) ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending 2017.

 

Proposal #1 Election of four members of the Board of Directors

 

	For	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
John Simard	11,425,514	9,820	1,942,756
Dr. Fabrizio Bonanni	11,403,204	32,130	1,942,756
W. Thorpe McKenzie	11,162,955	272,379	1,942,756
Dr. Daniel Vasella	11,404,451	30,883	1,942,756

 

Proposal #2 Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending 2017

 

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
13,224,828	65,355	87,907	0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 20, 2017	XBIOTECH INC.
	By:	/s/John Simard
		John Simard
		Chief Executive Officer and President