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): June 2, 2010
NEOSTEM,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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0-10909
(Commission
File
Number)
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22-2343568
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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420 Lexington Avenue, Suite
450, New York, New York 10170
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(212)
584-4180
Registrant's
Telephone Number
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Item
5.07
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
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The following is a brief description of
each matter voted upon at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of NeoStem,
Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 2, 2010, as well as the final voting results
with respect to each such matter:
Each of the three nominees proposed by
the Company for election as Class I directors was elected by the stockholders,
to serve until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2013
and until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The final
voting results with respect to the election of directors were as
follows:
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Director
Name
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Votes
For
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Votes
Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Drew
Bernstein
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28,284,643
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279,650
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8,238,166
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Eric
H.C. Wei
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28,443,074
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121,219
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8,238,166
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Shi
Mingsheng
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28,475,140
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89,153
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8,238,166
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The
proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2009 Equity Compensation Plan
(the “2009 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock
authorized for issuance thereunder from 9,750,000 shares to 13,750,000 shares
was approved by the stockholders. The final voting results with respect to this
matter were as follows: 28,091,053 votes for; 466,124 votes against;
7,116 votes abstaining; and 8,238,166 broker non-votes. A description of the
2009 Plan and the amendment thereto is set forth in the Company’s Definitive
Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) on April 30, 2010, which description is incorporated by
reference herein.
The proposal to approve an amendment to
the Company’s 2009 Non-U.S. Based Equity Compensation Plan (the “2009 Non-U.S.
Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized
for issuance thereunder from 4,700,000 shares to 8,700,000 shares was approved
by the stockholders. The final voting results with respect to this matter were
as follows: 28,084,573 votes for; 472,004 votes against; 7,716 votes
abstaining; and 8,238,166 broker non-votes. A description of the 2009 Non-U.S.
Plan and the amendment thereto is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy
Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2010, which
description is incorporated by reference herein.
The proposal to ratify the appointment
of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was approved by the
stockholders. The final voting results with respect to this matter were as
follows: 36,497,422 votes for; 294,248 votes against; and 10,789
votes abstaining.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly
caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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NEOSTEM,
INC.
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By:
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/s/
Catherine M. Vaczy
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Name: Catherine
M. Vaczy
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Title: Vice
President and General Counsel
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Date: June
8, 2010
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