cbm20160422_8k.htm

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)      April 20, 2016

  

CAMBREX CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

1-10638

 

22-2476135 

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

    

ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY

 

07073

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:          (201) 804-3000          

    

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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

 

On April 20, 2016, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to notice duly given. The proposals are described in the Proxy Statement. Each of the proposals was approved by the stockholders pursuant to the voting results set forth below.

  

1. Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. All of the nominees for director were elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2017 by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

   

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

Rosina B. Dixon

    27,347,129       330,525       10,386       2,009,000  

Claes Glassell

    27,446,626       231,058       10,356       2,009,000  

Louis J. Grabowsky

    27,433,199       244,118       10,723       2,009,000  

Kathryn Rudie Harrigan

    27,351,011       325,833       11,196       2,009,000  

Leon J. Hendrix, Jr.

    26,791,714       885,685       10,641       2,009,000  

Ilan Kaufthal

    27,349,006       327,592       10,442       2,009,000  

Steven M. Klosk

    27,381,067       297,641       9,932       2,009,000  

Peter G. Tombros

    27,336,373       341,050       10,617       2,009,000  

Shlomo Yanai

    26,488,435       1,189,652       9,953       2,009,000  

  

2. Proposal 2 – Say on Pay. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, as set forth below:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

26,798,092

860,223

29,725

2,009,000

 

3. Proposal 3 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For

Against

Abstain

29,512,824

168,122

16,094

 

The proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes to that matter.

 

 

 
 

 

  

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  

 

 

CAMBREX CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: April 22, 2016

By:

/s/ Samantha Hanley

 

 

Name:

Samantha Hanley

 

 

Title:

Vice President and General Counsel