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): December 21, 2017
PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | 001-38185 | 04-2652826 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
14 Norfolk Avenue
South Easton, Massachusetts 02375
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 230-1828
N/A
(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 December 21, 2017, Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting in lieu of the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following proposals described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2017. As of the record date for the Meeting, there were 1,161,049 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding and entitled to one vote for each share held. The holders of 64.06% of the Company’s shares of common stock outstanding (743,726) submitted votes by proxy or in person at the Meeting, constituting a quorum.
Proposal 1 — Elect one director as a Class III Directors until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The election of the director was approved as follows:
| Shares voted | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominee | For | Against | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Richard T. Schumacher | 259,188 | N/A | 7,893 | 476,645 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Ratify the appointment of MaloneBailey LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2017. The ratification of the appointment of MaloneBailey LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2017 was approved as follows:
| Shares voted | ||||
| For | 731,133 | |||
| Against | 5,531 | |||
| Abstain | 7,062 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes | N/A | |||
Proposal 3: Approval of an adjournment of the Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of such adjournment to approve any of Proposal Nos. 1 through 2. The adjournment was approved as follows:
| Shares voted | ||||
| For | 705,012 | |||
| Against | 31,524 | |||
| Abstain | 7,190 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes | 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, thereunto duly authorized.
| PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC. | ||
| Dated: December 27, 2017 | By: | /s/ Richard T. Schumacher |
| Richard T. Schumacher | ||
| President | ||