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 21, 2018

 

 

CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37719   46-4670809

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

863 Mitten Road, Suite 102
Burlingame, CA 94010
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 900-4520

 

 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company [ X ]
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. [ X ]

 

 

 

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

 

On June 21, 2018 Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at 863 Mitten Road, Suite 102, Burlingame, California 94010. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 25, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the record date, there were 29,193,690 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 26,419,920 shares of the Company’s common stock were voted in person or by proxy for the two proposals set forth below, each of which is described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2018.

 

The tabulation of the stockholder votes on each proposal brought before the Annual Meeting is as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the Class I director nominees below to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified or appointed, or the earlier of their death, resignation or removal. 

 

Class I Director Nominees     Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Steve E. Krognes   20,020,111   5,226,255     1,173,554
Scott W. Morrison   24,862,897   383,469     1,173,554

 

Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. 

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstain
24,455,773  5,603  1,958,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
     
Date: June 22, 2018 By:

/s/ Leiv Lea

    Leiv Lea
    Chief Financial Officer