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 30, 2015
PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Nevada | 333-190728 | EIN 30-0784346 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Lise-Meitner-Strasse 30
85354 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +49 81 6114 11400
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) On June 30, 2015, we held our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 29,429,522 shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of May 8, 2015, a quorum of 18,998,391 shares, constituting a majority of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting were present in person or by proxy.
(b) The following is a brief description of each matter submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors:
To elect Dr. Jean-Pierre Bizzari to our Board of Directors as a Class I Director to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Dr. Jean-Pierre Bizzari |
17,563,360 | 1,056,660 | 378,371 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 2: Ratify Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained | ||
| 18,998,378 |
13 | 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.
| Dated: June 30, 2015 | PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Stephen Yoder | |||||
| Name: | Stephen Yoder | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |||||