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):  November 9, 2017

 

Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-36641 20-7273918
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 320  
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(201) 488-0460

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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.

 

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 9, 2017 at the offices of the Company, 3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 320, Hackensack, NJ 07601. At the Annual Meeting, the following matters were voted upon by the stockholders of the Company:

 

1.The election of seven directors (listed below) until the next annual meeting of stockholders.
2.The ratification of the appointment of Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co., a member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.

 

The number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued, outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the record date of September 11, 2017 was 18,842,726. Each of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting was approved by the requisite number of votes. The final results of the voting on each of the matters presented to stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

 

      VOTES FOR   VOTES WITHHELD   VOTES AGAINST   ABSTENTIONS   BROKER NON-VOTES
1. Election of seven directors:                    
  Dr. Irit Arbel   4,510,667   101,191   N/A   N/A   7,665,249
  Dr. June S. Almenoff   4,507,940   103,918   N/A   N/A   7,665,249
  Arturo O. Araya   4,509,239   102,619   N/A   N/A   7,665,249
  Chen Schor   3,727,909   883,949   N/A   N/A   7,665,249
  Dr. Robert Shorr   4,510,639   101,219   N/A   N/A   7,665,249
  Malcolm Taub   4,509,226   102,632   N/A   N/A   7,665,249
  Uri Yablonka   4,501,035   110,823   N/A   N/A   7,665,249
                       
2. Ratification of the appointment of Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co., a member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year:   11,901,286   N/A   338,110   37,711   N/A

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC.
     
     
Date: November 10, 2017  By:   /s/ Chaim Lebovits
  Chaim Lebovits
Chief Executive Officer and President