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): May 30, 2012 (May 25, 2012)

 

 

ARCA biopharma, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		000-22873		36-3855489
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8001 Arista Place, Suite 430, Broomfield, CO 80021

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(720) 940-2200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 25, 2012, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which the shareholders voted upon (i) the election of the Board’s nominees, Dr. Jean-François Formela and Dr. Burton E. Sobel, to our Board of Directors for three-year terms ending at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and (ii) the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

The stockholders elected both director nominees and ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The tabulation of votes cast with respect to each matter voted upon, as applicable, was as follows:

1. Election of Directors

 

Nominee		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Jean-François Formela, M.D.			2,731,487				233,710				5,194,686
Burton E. Sobel, M.D.			2,727,454				237,743				5,194,686

2. Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
7,903,671		195,312		60,900		—

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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.

Dated: May 30, 2012