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): December 18, 2015 (December 17, 2015)
MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36030 | 20-5137161 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1540 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA | 95618 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (530) 750-2800
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 17, 2015, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Davis, California. Of the 24,464,582 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 20,486,594 shares were present at the Annual Meeting either in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum of 83.73%. Our stockholders considered and voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
| (i) | The holders of the our common stock elected two nominees to serve as Class II directors for three-year terms, ending at the time of the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (or until a successor is duly elected and qualified) pursuant to our Bylaws and the applicable laws of the State of Delaware. |
The results of the voting were as follows:
| Name of Director | VOTES FOR |
VOTES WITHHELD |
BROKER NON-VOTES |
|||||||||
| Timothy Fogarty |
11,737,390 | 2,943,306 | 5,805,898 | |||||||||
| Richard Rominger |
14,188,609 | 492,087 | 5,805,898 | |||||||||
| (ii) | The holders of the our common stock ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. |
The results of the voting were as follows:
| VOTES FOR: |
17,592,483 | |||
| VOTES AGAINST: |
2,710,806 | |||
| VOTES ABSTAINED: |
183,305 |
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.
| MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: December 18, 2015 | By: | /s/ Linda V. Moore | ||||
| Linda V. Moore | ||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||