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 17, 2020
Mustang Bio, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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001-38191 (Commission File Number) |
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47-3828760 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
377 Plantation Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(781) 652-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | MBIO | NASDAQ Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Mustang Bio, Inc. (“Mustang”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 17, 2020 by means of an online virtual meeting platform at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Stockholders representing 38,615,836, or 89.31% of the 43,233,224 shares entitled to vote were represented in person or by proxy constituting a quorum. At the annual meeting, Proposals 1 and 2, for the election of six directors to hold office until the 2021 annual meeting and the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as Mustang’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020, respectively, were approved, while Proposal 3, a shareholder proposal to amend the Company’s articles and/or bylaws to require majority vote in director elections, was not approved. The three proposals are described in detail in Mustang’s definitive proxy statement dated April 29, 2020 for the annual meeting.
Proposal 1
The votes with respect to the election of six directors to hold office until the 2021 annual meeting were as follows:
Director | For | % Voted For | Withheld | % Voted Withheld |
Michael S. Weiss | 18,046,514 | 81.01% | 4,231,006 | 18.99% |
Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D. | 18,122,442 | 81.35% | 4,155,078 | 18.65% |
Neil Herskowitz | 17,988,265 | 80.75% | 4,289,255 | 19.25% |
Manuel Litchman, M.D. | 18,968,343 | 85.15% |
3,309,177 | 14.85% |
Adam Chill | 20,589,104 | 92.42% | 1,688,416 | 7.58% |
Michael Zelefsky, M.D. | 20,589,680 | 92.42% | 1,687,840 | 7.58% |
Proposal 2
The votes with respect to the ratification of BDO USA, LLP as Mustang’s independent registered accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 was as follows:
Total Votes For | Total Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
38,113,247 | 38,303 | 464,286 | 0 |
Proposal 3
The votes with respect to a shareholder proposal to amend the Company’s articles of incorporation and/or bylaws to require a majority vote in director elections was as follows:
Total Votes For | Total Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
8,238,346 | 13,876,263 | 162,911 | 16,338,316 |
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 19, 2020 | Mustang Bio, Inc. | ||
(Registrant) | |||
By: | /s/ Manuel Litchman, M.D. | ||
Manuel Litchman, M.D. | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer |