Unassociated Document
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):
March 17, 2011
HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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0-27072
(Commission
File Number)
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52-0845822
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1617 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 988-0080
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2010 was held on March 17, 2011. Since last year’s meeting had a low turnout of approximately 40%, we lowered the quorum for this meeting to 33.33%. However as a result of Management actively working to reach our European stockholders, that own approximately 40% of the outstanding shares, we surpassed the minimum quorum requirement with 53.12% of our outstanding shares voted. At the meeting, stockholders approved the following:
Election of Directors:
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Nominees
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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William A. Carter
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24,497,056
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7,527,596
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39,814,489
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Richard C. Piani
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24,552,034
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7,472,618
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39,814,489
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William M. Mitchell
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30,510,865
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1,513,787
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39,814,489
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Iraj-Eqhbal Kiani
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24,847,404
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7,177,848
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39,814,489
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Thomas K. Equels
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30,376,439
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1,648,213
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39,814,489
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Ratification of the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as our independent accountants:
For: 69,261,327 Against: 1,983,495 Abstain: 594,319.
In addition, stockholders voted as follows with regard to the two non-binding advisory resolutions:
1. Approval of compensation of our Named Executive Officers:
For: 13,817,525 Against: 13,137,967 Abstain: 5,069,160 Broker Non-Votes: 39,814,489
2. The frequency of when Stockholders be given the right to approve, in a non-binding resolution, executive compensation of Named Executive Officers:
Three Years: 11,205,557 Two Years: 538,277 One Year: 14,201,895 Abstain: 6,078,923
Total shares voted: 71,839,141 out of 135,241,609 eligible to vote.
For more information, please see the March 22, 2011 press released filed as exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits:
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99.1
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Press Release dated March 22, 2011
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: March 22, 2009
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HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.
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/s/ William A. Carter
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William A. Carter, M.D.,
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Chief Executive Officer
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