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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):  March 11, 2011
 
Senesco Technologies, Inc.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware 001-31326 84-1368850
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

303 George Street, Suite 420, New Brunswick, New Jersey
08901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(732) 296-8400
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)

Not applicable
(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 March 11, 2011, Senesco Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”).  The matters voted on by stockholders at the Meeting included (1) a proposal to elect ten (10) Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, (2) a proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan to increase the shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder and (3) a proposal to ratify the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.  There were represented at the Meeting, either in person or by proxy, 51,503,867 shares of the Company’s common stock out of a total number of 74,766,236 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. The results of the stockholders’ votes are as follows:

Proposal
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
 
         
Election of the nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company:
       
Harlan W. Waksal, M.D.
24,252,521
117,181
27,134,165
 
John N. Braca
23,972,221
397,481
27,134,165
 
Jack Van Hulst
21,199,633
3,170,069
27,134,165
 
Christopher Forbes
24,274,521
95,181
27,134,165
 
Warren J. Isabelle
21,238,122
3,131,580
27,134,165
 
Thomas C. Quick
21,182,857
3,186,845
27,134,165
 
David Rector
24,228,331
141,371
27,134,165
 
Rudolf Stalder
23,933,781
435,921
27,134,165
 
Leslie J. Browne, Ph.D.
21,128,840
3,240,862
27,134,165
 
John E. Thompson, Ph.D.
24,262,421
107,281
27,134,165
 
 
To approve an amendment to the
Company’s 2008 Incentive
Compensation Plan to increase
the shares of common stock
reserved for issuance thereunder.
 
For
 
22,736,738
 
Against
 
1,593,474
 
Abstain
 
39,490
Broker Non-
Votes
 
27,134,165
         
To ratify the appointment of
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as the
Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
 
For
 
51,082,240
 
Against
 
114,369
 
Abstain
 
97,512
 

The foregoing votes reflect that (i) the nominees of the Board of Directors, (ii) the approval of the increase in the number of shares of authorized stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan and (iii) the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, having received the votes listed above, being a plurality, majority or requisite majority of the votes cast, were duly passed by the stockholders of the Company.
 
 
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SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
  SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.  
       
Dated: March 15, 2011
By:
/s/ Leslie J. Browne, Ph.D.  
    Name: Leslie J. Browne, Ph.D.  
   
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
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