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): May 26, 2016
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34655 | 04-3581650 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Broadway, 14th Floor Cambridge, Massachusetts |
02142 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 588-1960
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 26, 2016, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 58,181,715 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2016, the record date, 44,028,534 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting (in person or by proxy), constituting 75.67% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals:
1. The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Mr. Michael Bailey |
18,361,503 | 481,744 | 25,185,287 | |||
| Mr. Kenneth Bate |
17,050,505 | 1,792,742 | 25,185,287 | |||
| Dr. Anthony Evnin |
18,329,967 | 513,280 | 25,185,287 | |||
| Mr. Henri Termeer |
18,361,267 | 481,980 | 25,185,287 | |||
| Dr. Robert Young |
18,366,578 | 476,669 | 25,185,287 |
2. A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.
| For: |
18,201,331 | |
| Against: |
496,243 | |
| Abstain: |
145,673 | |
| Broker Non-Votes: |
25,185,287 |
3. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was ratified.
| For: |
42,764,578 | |
| Against: |
864,714 | |
| Abstain: |
399,242 | |
| Broker Non-Votes: |
44,028,534 |
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.
| AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 31, 2016 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Michael Bailey | |||||
| Michael Bailey | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||