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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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, 2020
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-35006
93-0979187
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

11500 South Eastern Avenue
Suite 240
Henderson
Nevada
89052
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 835-6300
Not Applicable
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
SPPI
The NASDAQ Global Select 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). Emerging growth company
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 Company held the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 18, 2020 at the Company’s corporate headquarters located at 11500 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 240, Henderson, Nevada 89052. As of the close of business on April 21, 2020, the record date for the Annual Meeting, a total of 116,465,972 shares were outstanding and entitled to vote, of which a total of 88,782,784 shares were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum for the conduct of business thereat.
The following sets forth detailed information regarding the voting results at the Annual Meeting for each of the matters voted upon by the stockholders. These matters are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”).
Proposal No. 1:
The Company’s stockholders elected each of the seven nominees named below to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2021 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
William L. Ashton
62,155,039
1,502,209
110,147
25,015,389
Elizabeth A. Czerepak
62,761,999
888,514
116,882
25,015,389
Seth H.Z. Fischer
62,525,973
1,078,245
163,177
25,015,389
Joseph W. Turgeon
62,428,655
1,166,839
171,901
25,015,389
Jeffrey L. Vacirca, M.D., FACP
62,126,349
1,535,138
105,908
25,015,389
Dolatrai M. Vyas, Ph.D.
61,789,867
1,864,967
112,561
25,015,389
Bernice R. Welles, M.D., M.B.A.
61,920,394
1,731,458
115,543
25,015,389
Proposal No. 2:
The Company’s stockholders approved by advisory vote the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the Proxy Statement.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
59,750,552
3,363,601
653,242
25,015,389
Proposal No. 3:
The Company’s stockholders approved the proposed amendment to the Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
59,474,398
4,114,724
178,273
25,015,389





Proposal No. 4:
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
87,671,548
790,223
321,013
0

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.    Description
10.1        First Amendment to the Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
104        Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL)




 





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.

 
 
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
June 19, 2020
By:
/s/ Kurt A. Gustafson
 
 
 
Kurt A. Gustafson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer