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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 23, 2014

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-35813
 
98-0376008
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Hi-Tech Park 2/4 Givat Ram, PO Box 39098, Jerusalem, Israel
 
91390
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

+972-2-566-0001
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
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.

The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on July 23, 2014.  The final voting results are set forth below.
 
Stockholders voted on the following proposals:
 
Proposal No. 1 — Re-election of Directors.
 
The stockholders re-elected each of the following individuals to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.  The votes for each were as follows:
 
Director Name
 
For
 
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
Nadav Kidron
 
2,414,742
   
116,676
     
25,226
     
2,389,210
 
                             
Miriam Kidron
 
2,412,768
   
118,203
     
25,673
     
2,389,210
 
                             
Leonard Sank
 
2,472,842
   
56,966
     
26,836
     
2,389,210
 
                             
Harold Jacob
 
2,479,460
   
50,348
     
26,836
     
2,389,210
 
                             
Michael Berelowitz
 
2,413,449
   
118,482
     
24,713
     
2,389,210
 
                             
Gerald Ostrov
 
2,459,010
   
69,188
     
28,446
     
2,389,210
 
 
Proposal No. 2 — Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan.
 
The stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan as described in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”).  This proposal received the following votes:
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
                 
 
1,468,834
     
1,042,346
     
45,464
 
2,389,210
 
Proposal No. 3 — Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.
 
The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized common stock from 16,666,667 shares to 30,000,000 shares.  This proposal received the following votes:
 
For
   
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
3,547,191
     
1,230,192
 
168,471
 
N/A

 
 

 
 
Proposal No. 4 — Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table appearing in the Proxy Statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K.  This proposal received the following votes:
 
For
   
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
               
 
1,520,310
     
992,084
 
44,250
 
2,389,210
 
Proposal No. 5 — Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
 
With respect to the non-binding advisory vote by stockholders on the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the stockholders voted as follows:
 
1 Year
   
2 Years
   
3 Years
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
                     
 
261,295
     
2,168,947
     
76,826
 
49,576
 
2,389,210

 
In accordance with the stockholder voting results, in which “2 Years” received the highest number of votes cast on the frequency proposal, and our Board of Directors’ recommendation in the Proxy Statement for the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, the Company has determined that future stockholder advisory (non-binding) votes on the compensation of our named executive officers will occur every two years. Accordingly, the next stockholder advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation will be held at our 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.
 
Proposal No. 6 — Ratification of Auditors.
 
The stockholders ratified the reappointment of Kesselman & Kesselman, certified public accountants in Israel, a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, as the auditors of the Company for the 2014 fiscal year. This proposal received the following votes:
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
                 
 
4,778,858
     
113,876
     
53,120
 
N/A

 
 

 
 
Item 8.01. Other Events.
 
On July 25, 2014, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to amend Article Fourth of its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized stock from 16,666,667 shares to 30,000,000 shares.  The Certificate of Amendment was effective on filing.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)           Exhibits
 
3.1.           Certificate of Amendment, dated July 25, 2014.
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
 
       
Date: July 28, 2014
By:
/s/ Nadav Kidron  
    Name: Nadav Kidron  
    Title:   President and CEO