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: July 16, 2015
(Date of earliest event reported)
Oragenics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| FL | 001-32188 | 59-3410522 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 4902 Eisenhower Boulevard, Suite 125 Tampa, FL |
33634 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
813-286-7900
(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. |
(a) The 2015 annual meeting of shareholders of Oragenics, Inc. was held on July 16, 2015.
(b) At the annual meeting, the following proposals were voted on by our shareholders:
PROPOSAL I: Election of Directors.
Dr. Frederick Telling, Ms. Christine Koski, Mr. Robert Koski, Mr. Charles Pope, and Dr. Alan Dunton were each re-elected as Directors, to serve until the our next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, removal from office or death. The votes were as follows:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non- Votes |
||||||||||
| Dr. Frederick Telling |
24,374,527 | 2,074,276 | 5,805,776 | |||||||||
| Christine Koski |
25,822,258 | 626,545 | 5,805,776 | |||||||||
| Robert Koski |
25,824,618 | 624,185 | 5,805,776 | |||||||||
| Charles Pope |
23,985,409 | 2,463,394 | 5,805,776 | |||||||||
| Dr. Alan Dunton |
24,063,150 | 2,385,653 | 5,805,776 | |||||||||
PROPOSAL II: To conduct a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation. The votes were as follows:
| FOR |
26,117,066 | |||
| AGAINST |
264,025 | |||
| ABSTAIN |
67,712 | |||
| BROKER NON-VOTES |
5,805,776 |
PROPOSAL III: Ratification of the selection of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2015.
| FOR |
32,215,650 | |||
| AGAINST |
34,824 | |||
| ABSTAIN |
4,105 |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 17, 2015 Oragenics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors had been re-elected.
A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 17, 2015 | |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 21st day of July, 2015.
| ORAGENICS, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| BY: | /s/ Michael Sullivan | |
| Michael Sullivan | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||