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 13, 2011
BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34236 | 11-3054851 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
Of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
35 Wilbur Street
Lynbrook, NY 11563
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
516.593.7000
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
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INTRODUCTORY COMMENT
Throughout this Current Report on Form 8-K, the terms we, us, our and Company refer to BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The 2011 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the 2011 Annual Meeting) was held on June 13, 2011. At the 2011 Annual Meeting, the holders of 5,812,125 shares of the Companys common stock were represented in person or by proxy, thereby constituting a quorum.
Set forth below are the voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company at the 2011 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1. The stockholders of the Company elected Toby Wegman and Dr. Mark Wegman to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders or until such person resigns, is removed, or otherwise leaves office. The votes were cast as follows:
Director Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |
Toby Wegman | 2,972,623 | 961,026 | 1,878,476 | |
Dr. Mark Wegman | 2,974,823 | 958,826 | 1,878,476 |
Proposal 2. The stockholders of the Company ratified the selection of Tabriztchi & Co., CPA, P.C. as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year. The votes were cast as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
5,735,807 | 75,893 | 425 | N/A |
Proposal 3. The stockholders of the Company approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Companys named executive officer as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
3,872,052 | 20,402 | 41,195 | 1,878,476 |
Proposal 4. The stockholders of the Company recommended, on an advisory basis, that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers be held with a frequency of every three years. The votes were cast as follows:
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
1,307,719 | 24,771 | 2,484,615 | 116,544 | 1,878,476 |
Based on the voting results, and consistent with the Boards recommendation in the proxy statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting, the Board has determined that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers will be held with a frequency of every three years.
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.
Date: June 16, 2011 | BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. |
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(Registrant) | |
/s/ Thomas L. Wegman | |
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Thomas L. Wegman | |
President |