Form 8-K

 

 

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): July 18, 2017

 

 

CRYO-CELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-23386   22-3023093

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

700 Brooker Creek Blvd., Suite 1800, Oldsmar, Florida   34677
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 749-2100

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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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

On July 18, 2017, Cryo-Cell International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders considered the election of five directors, the ratification of independent registered public accountants and the approval of a non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers in its proxy statement for shareholder consideration.

The final result of the stockholder vote was certified on July 18, 2017 and is as follows:

 

1. To consider for election five individuals to the Company’s Board of Directors

Under plurality voting, the five nominees who received the most “FOR” votes were elected as directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the Board of Director’s five nominees: Harold Berger; David Portnoy; Mark Portnoy; George Gaines; and Jonathan Wheeler, M.D. as directors, each for a one-year term, as follows:

Harold Berger

 

 

For

           3,357,798     
 

Withhold

       76,043     
 

Broker non-votes

       3,151,110     

George Gaines

 

 

For

           3,402,648     
 

Withhold

       31,193     
 

Broker non-votes

       3,151,110     

David I. Portnoy

 

 

For

           3,380,451     
 

Withhold

       53,390     
 

Broker non-votes

       3,151,110     

Mark L. Portnoy

 

 

For

           3,370,588     
 

Withhold

       63,253     
 

Broker non-votes

       3,151,110     


Jonathan H. Wheeler, M.D.

 

 

For

         3,392,648     
 

Withhold

     41,193     
 

Broker non-votes

     3,151,110     

 

2. The ratification of the appointment of Porter Keadle Moore LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2017.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

6,584,951

  12,507   3,474  

 

3. The approval of the Company’s non-binding resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

3,250,943

  177,132   5,766   3,151,110


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.

 

   

        Cryo-Cell International, Inc.

DATE: July 18, 2017   By:  

/s/ David Portnoy

        David Portnoy
    Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer