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 24, 2012

 

 

RAPTOR PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

 

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (the "Company") was held on May 24, 2012.  The total number of shares voted in person or by proxy was 25,956,736 out of 48,473,040 (53.54%) shares issued and outstanding on the record date of February 17, 2012.  The following items were submitted for stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting:

The following directors were nominated to our board of directors to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement.

Number of shares voted FOR: 24,517,924

Number of shares voted AGAINST: 70,070

Number of shares ABSTAINING: 14,755

Broker non-votes: 1,353,987

A proposal to vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

One Year: 23,173,646

Two Years: 15,289

Three Years: 1,349,988

Number of shares ABSTAINING: 63,826

Broker non-votes: 1,353,987

A proposal to ratify the appointment by the audit committee of our board of directors of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2012.

Number of shares voted FOR: 25,925,866

Number of shares voted AGAINST: 28,381

Number of shares ABSTAINING: 2,489

Broker non-votes: none

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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.