VOLITIONRX LTD — Board/Management Information 2017

Sep 12, 2017

8-K 1 f8k091217_8k.htm FORM 8K CURRENT REPORT Produced by Justeene Blankenship using EDGARsuite software, Advanced Computer Innovations, Inc., Copyright (C) 2008-2017 [PPXAC8S3T1P2VKXCJE4E]. www.edgarsuite.com Form 8K Current Report

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): September 8, 2017

VolitionRx Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36833	91-1949078
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification Number)
1 Scotts Road #24-05 Shaw Centre Singapore 228208
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
+1 (646) 650-1351
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code )

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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VOLITIONRX LIMITED

Form 8-K

Current Report

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

On September 8, 2017, VolitionRx Limited (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan by 750,000 shares from an aggregate of 1,750,000 shares to 2,500,000 shares. The Amendment had previously been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on June 13, 2017, subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders. The Plan, as amended by the Amendment, is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Amendment and the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibit 10.1.

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

At the Annual Meeting held at 2:00 p.m. local time on September 8, 2017 at 42-44 avenue de la Gare, L – 1610 Luxembourg, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals. The Company had 26,503,700 shares of common stock outstanding on July 14, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 17,992,768 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, which the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”).

The following proposals were voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results with respect to each proposal are set forth below:

Proposal 1 : The Company’s stockholders elected six members to the Board to hold office until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal. The voting results were as follows:

Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Cameron Reynolds	11,820,542	4,100	6,168,126
Dr. Martin Faulkes	11,820,542	4,100	6,168,126
Guy Innes	11,606,813	217,829	6,168,126
Dr. Alan Colman	10,626,897	1,197,745	6,168,126
Dr. Habib Skaff	11,606,813	217,829	6,168,126
Dr. Edward Futcher	11,606,813	217,829	6,168,126

Proposal 2 : The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained
17,991,482	1,286	0

Proposal 3 : The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
11,724,560	32,700	67,382	6,168,126

Proposal 4 : The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
11,701,276	121,366	2,000	6,168,126

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

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.

Date: September 12, 2017
By: /s/ Cameron Reynolds
Cameron Reynolds
Chief Executive Officer and President

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.