UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): July 15, 2015
GlycoMimetics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36177 | 06-1686563 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
9708 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(240) 243-1201
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
401 Professional Drive, Suite 250
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(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 July 15, 2015, GlycoMimetics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders considered two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 2015. Of the 19,017,133 shares outstanding as of the record date, 17,053,758 shares, or 89.7%, were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal No. 1: Election of two nominees to serve as directors until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||||||
| Rachel K. King |
12,234,400 | 476,828 | ||||||
| Michael A. Henos |
12,209,580 | 501,648 | ||||||
Broker Non-Votes: 4,342,530.
Both nominees were elected.
Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. The votes were cast as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained | ||||||||||
| Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young |
17,048,355 | 5,313 | 90 | |||||||||
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.
| GLYCOMIMETICS, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Brian M. Hahn | |||||
| Date: July 20, 2015 | Brian M. Hahn Chief Financial Officer | |||||