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 18, 2019
Fortress Biotech, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-35366
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20-5157386
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2 Gansevoort Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10014
(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 Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Exchange Name | ||
Common Stock | FBIO | Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
9.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock | FBIOP | Nasdaq Capital 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).
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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. ¨
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2019 annual meeting of stockholders of Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress” or “the Company”) was held on June 18, 2019. The following matters were voted on by the stockholders: (i) the election of seven directors; (ii) the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as Fortress’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019; (iii) an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iv) an advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Item 1: Election of directors:
Nominee | Total Votes For |
% Voted For |
Total Votes Withheld |
% Voted Withheld |
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Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D. | 31,544,638 | 98.25 | % | 560,671 | 1.75 | % | ||||||||||
Michael S. Weiss | 27,569,415 | 85.87 | % | 4,535,894 | 14.13 | % | ||||||||||
Eric K. Rowinsky, M.D. | 31,145,840 | 97.01 | % | 959,469 | 2.99 | % | ||||||||||
Jimmie Harvey, Jr., M.D. | 31,909,730 | 99.39 | % | 195,579 | 0.61 | % | ||||||||||
Malcolm Hoenlein | 28,915,373 | 90.06 | % | 3,189,936 | 9.94 | % | ||||||||||
Dov Klein | 28,884,648 | 89.97 | % | 3,220,661 | 10.03 | % | ||||||||||
J. Jay Lobell | 28,097,806 | 87.52 | % | 4,007,503 | 12.48 | % |
Item 2: Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as Fortress’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019:
Total Votes For | Total Votes Against | Abstention | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
54,519,698 | 295,851 | 57,325 | 0 |
Item 3: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of Fortress’s named executive officers:
Total Votes For | Total Votes Against | Abstention | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
29,564,625 | 2,386,297 | 154,387 | 22,767,565 |
Item 4: Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote to approve the compensation of Fortress’s named executive officers:
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstention | ||||
6,043,351 | 4,901,988 | 21,072,104 | 87,866 |
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 20, 2019 | Fortress Biotech, Inc. | ||
(Registrant) | |||
By: | /s/ Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D. | ||
Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D. | |||
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |