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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<B>July 11, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>GENVEC, INC.</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Section 5 &ndash; Corporate Governance and Management</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(e)&nbsp;GenVec, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On July 11, 2012 at the Company&rsquo;s 2012 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;), the stockholders of GenVec, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) approved an amendment
(the &ldquo;Amendment&rdquo;) to the GenVec, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;2011 Plan&rdquo;) to increase the number of
shares of common stock that are available to be issued through grants or awards made thereunder or through the exercise of options
granted thereunder by 640,000 shares. Descriptions of the Amendment and the 2011 Plan are set forth in the Company&rsquo;s definitive
proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2012, in the section entitled &ldquo;Proposal 2 Approval
of Increase in Award Shares,&rdquo; which is incorporated in this report by reference. This description is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the copy of the Amendment that is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the copy
of the 2011 Plan that is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&rsquo;s current report on Form 8-K filed on June 17, 2011.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company&rsquo;s Annual Meeting was held on July 11, 2012.
<FONT STYLE="color: black">The proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Company&rsquo;s definitive
proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2012<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">.</FONT></FONT>
Results of votes with respect to those proposals are as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Proposal 1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">To elect two directors to the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors,
each to serve for a term of three years or until their successors are qualified and elected. The votes regarding these nominees
were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Withhold</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Cynthia Collins</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">4,527,473</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">183,014</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">5,916,749</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Wayne T. Hockmeyer, Ph.D.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">3,885,841</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">824,646</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">5,916,749</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Proposal 2</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">To approve the Amendment to the 2011 Plan <FONT STYLE="color: black">to
increase the number of shares of common stock that are available to be issued through grants or awards made thereunder or through
the exercise of options granted thereunder by 640,000 shares</FONT>. Shareholders approved this proposal. The votes regarding this
proposal were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">3,983,734</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">681,778</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">44,975</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">5,916,749</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Proposal 3</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company&rsquo;s
independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012. Shareholders approved this proposal. The votes
regarding this proposal were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">9,863,576</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">717,550</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">46,110</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">0</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in"><B>Section 9 &ndash; Financial Statements
and Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in"><B>Item 9.01&nbsp;&#9;Financial Statements
and Exhibits</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) Exhibits</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">10.1&#9;Amendment to GenVec, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">GENVEC, INC.</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">&nbsp;Date: July 17, 2012&#9;&#9;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ Douglas J. Swirsky</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Douglas J. Swirsky<BR>Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, <BR>
Treasurer
and Corporate Secretary</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Exhibit </U>&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Description</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">10.1&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to GenVec, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3.25in">&nbsp;</P>

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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):
July 11, 2012
GENVEC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
0-24469
23-2705690
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
65 West Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20878
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(240) 632 0740
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report)
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) GenVec, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan
On July 11, 2012 at the Company's 2012 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), the stockholders of GenVec, Inc. (the "Company") approved an amendment
(the "Amendment") to the GenVec, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2011 Plan") to increase the number of
shares of common stock that are available to be issued through grants or awards made thereunder or through the exercise of options
granted thereunder by 640,000 shares. Descriptions of the Amendment and the 2011 Plan are set forth in the Company's definitive
proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2012, in the section entitled "Proposal 2 Approval
of Increase in Award Shares," which is incorporated in this report by reference. This description is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the copy of the Amendment that is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the copy
of the 2011 Plan that is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on June 17, 2011.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company's Annual Meeting was held on July 11, 2012.
The proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Company's definitive
proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2012
.
Results of votes with respect to those proposals are as follows:
Proposal 1
To elect two directors to the Company's Board of Directors,
each to serve for a term of three years or until their successors are qualified and elected. The votes regarding these nominees
were as follows:
Nominee
For
Withhold
Broker Non-Votes
Cynthia Collins
4,527,473
183,014
5,916,749
Wayne T. Hockmeyer, Ph.D.
3,885,841
824,646
5,916,749
Proposal 2
To approve the Amendment to the 2011 Plan
to
increase the number of shares of common stock that are available to be issued through grants or awards made thereunder or through
the exercise of options granted thereunder by 640,000 shares
. Shareholders approved this proposal. The votes regarding this
proposal were as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
3,983,734
681,778
44,975
5,916,749
Proposal 3
To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's
independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012. Shareholders approved this proposal. The votes
regarding this proposal were as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
9,863,576
717,550
46,110
0
Section 9 – Financial Statements
and Exhibits
Item 9.01 	Financial Statements
and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
10.1	Amendment to GenVec, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan
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.
GENVEC, INC.
Date: July 17, 2012
By:
/s/ Douglas J. Swirsky
Douglas J. Swirsky
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer
and Corporate Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
10.1	         Amendment to GenVec, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan