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 2, 2013

 

Aastrom Biosciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Michigan

 

000-22025

 

94-3096597

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Lobby K,

Ann Arbor, Michigan

 

48105

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 556-0311

 

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:

 

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

 

At its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 2, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”), the shareholders of Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2013: (i) to elect Robert L. Zerbe,  Ronald M. Cresswell, Alan L. Rubino, Nelson M. Sims, Dominick C. Colangelo and as directors of the Company to each serve for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2014 and until his successor has been elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”), (ii) to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013 (“Proposal 2”), and (iii) to approve on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (“Proposal 3”).

 

The Company’s shareholders approved the nominees recommended for election in Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting.  Shareholders voted for directors as follows:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Abstain/ Withhold

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Robert L. Zerbe

 

5,165,816

 

724,930

 

28,030,342

 

Ronald M. Cresswell

 

5,176,819

 

713,927

 

28,030,342

 

Alan L. Rubino

 

5,160,038

 

730,708

 

28,030,342

 

Nelson M. Sims

 

5,165,135

 

725,611

 

28,030,342

 

Dominick C. Colangelo

 

5,159,263

 

731,483

 

28,030,342

 

 

The Company’s shareholders approved Proposal 2.  The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows: 32,402,468 shares voted for, 1,324,640 shares voted against and 193,980 shares abstained from voting.

 

The Company’s shareholders approved Proposal 3.  The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows: 4,745,696 shares voted for, 896,110 shares voted against and 248,940 shares abstained from voting.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

Aastrom Biosciences, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 3, 2013

By:

/s/ DOMINICK C. COLANGELO

 

 

Name: Dominick C. Colangelo

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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