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 8, 2016
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-36745 (Commission File Number) |
59-2262718 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
50 Health Sciences Drive
Stony Brook, New York 11790
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
631-240- 8800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 June 8, 2016, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following proposals were voted on and approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting with the stockholders having voted as set forth below:
Proposal 1 - to elect our board of directors, consisting of James A. Hayward, John Bitzer, III, Joseph D. Ceccoli, Charles Ryan, Yacov Shamash, and Sanford R. Simon, each for a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
| Directors | For | Withheld | ||||
| James A. Hayward | 8,150,588 | 315,334 | ||||
| John Bitzer, III | 8,143,520 | 322,402 | ||||
| Joseph D. Ceccoli | 8,149,166 | 316,756 | ||||
| Charles Ryan | 8,148,776 | 317,146 | ||||
| Yacov Shamash | 8,112,831 | 353,091 | ||||
| Sanford R. Simon | 8,136,265 | 329,657 | ||||
Broker Non-Votes: 11,498,061
Proposal 2 – to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 7,369,795 | 939,351 | 156,776 | ||
| Broker Non-Votes: 11,498,061 |
Proposal 3- to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 19,799,350 | 105,653 | 58,980 | ||
| Broker Non-Votes: 0 |
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.
| Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| /s/ James A. Hayward | ||
| James A. Hayward Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: June 9, 2016 | ||