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 13, 2011

 

 

INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-14888		33-0969592
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1787 Sentry Parkway West Building 18, Suite 400 Blue Bell, Pennsylvania		19422
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (267) 440-4200

N/A

(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:

 

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 13, 2011. The following are the voting results for each matter voted upon:

Proposal 1: The election of the following nominees as directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected.

 

Name of Director Nominee		Votes For		Votes Withheld
Avtar S. Dhillon		29,585,522		944,411
J. Joseph Kim		29,410,217		1,119,716
Simon X. Benito		29,391,810		1,138,123
Morton Collins		29,397,049		1,132,884
Keith H. Wells		28,868,041		1,661,892

Proposal 2: The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.

 

For		Against		Abstain
64,776,268		227,186		186,556

Proposal 3: The approval, by a non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers described in the Company’s proxy statement with respect to the annual meeting.

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
29,102,702		1,232,982		194,249		34,660,077

Proposal 4: The determination, by a non-binding vote, of three years as the frequency with which the Company will submit to its stockholders for approval the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Abstain
13,502,983		716,040		16,180,248		130,662

In light of the results of the advisory vote on Proposal 4, the Company intends to submit to its stockholders for approval the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years, until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of named executive officers.

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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: May 18, 2011

 

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