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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 9, 2015

 

diaDexus, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

0-26483

 

94-3236309

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

 

 

 

 

349 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, California

 

94080

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 246-6400

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:

£

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

£

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

£

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

£

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2015 Annual Meeting”) of diaDexus, Inc. (the “Company”) was held at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on June 9, 2015 at the Company’s principal executive offices in South San Francisco, California. As previously disclosed on the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2015, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Leap Tide Capital Management, LLC and Jan Loeb, on April 16, 2015.  The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the 2015 Annual Meeting are as follows:

 

 

 

 

Proposal 1:

  

The stockholders voted to approve the election of the following directors by the votes set forth below to serve and to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominee

  

For

 

  

Withheld

 

  

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Karen Drexler

  

 

16,893,604

  

  

 

5,143,765

  

  

 

27,906,942

  

Lori F. Rafield

  

 

12,193,585

  

  

 

9,843,784

  

  

 

27,906,942

  

Elizabeth Hutt Pollard

  

 

20,074,550

  

  

 

1,962,819

  

  

 

27,906,942

  

James Sulat

  

 

20,073,087

  

  

 

1,964,282

  

  

 

27,906,942

  

John Curnutte

  

 

20,203,607

  

  

 

1,833,762

  

  

 

27,906,942

  

John Sperzel III

  

 

21,207,375

  

  

 

829,994

  

  

 

27,906,942

  

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2:

  

The stockholders voted to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers at the Annual Meeting.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstention

  

Broker
Non-Votes

12,812,435

  

9,097,695

  

127,239

  

27,906,942

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3:

  

The stockholders voted to approve a reverse stock split in the range of 1 for 8 to 1 for 15, to be determined by the board of directors in its sole discretion, and a reduction in the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 100,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstention

39,215,326

  

9,806,750

  

922,235

 

Proposal 4:

  

The stockholders voted against an amendment to the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Award Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 4,000,000 shares, prior to giving effect to any reverse stock split.

 

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstention

  

Broker
Non-Votes

7,821,833

  

14,150,203

  

65,333

  

27,906,942

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 5:

  

The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstention

49,756,105

  

143,968

  

44,238


 

 


 

 

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.

 

 

 

diaDexus, Inc.

 

 

 

Date: June 10, 2015

 

By:

 

/s/ Leone D. Patterson

 

 

 

 

Leone D. Patterson

 

 

 

 

Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer