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 23, 2011
Pharmasset, Inc.
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-33428 | 98-0406340 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
303-A College Road East Princeton, New Jersey |
08540 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(609) 613-4100
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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 23, 2011, the Company held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting). A total of 37,022,855 shares of the Companys common stock were entitled to vote as of January 26, 2011, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 31,700,280, or 85.6%, were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum. The stockholders were asked to vote on five proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by stockholders and the final voting results of each such proposal.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
Stockholders of the Company were asked to elect William J. Carney and P. Schaefer Price to serve as Class I directors of the Board for a three-year term expiring on the date of the Companys 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting with respect to the election of Mr. Carney and Mr. Price as Class I directors were as follows:
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
William J. Carney |
29,588,021 | 102,697 | 2,009,562 | |||||||||
P. Schaefer Price |
29,599,783 | 90,935 | 2,009,562 |
The terms of office of the following directors who did not stand for re-election continued after the Annual Meeting: Herbert J. Conrad, Elliot F. Hahn, Ph.D., Michael K. Inouye, and Robert F. Williamson III. Based upon the votes set forth above, Mr. Carney and Mr. Price were duly elected to serve as directors of the Company for a three-year term, ending at the 2014 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 2. Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 received the following votes:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non- Votes |
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Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP |
31,686,332 | 6,443 | 7,505 |
Based upon the votes set forth above, the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 was duly ratified by the stockholders.
Proposal 3. Approve Amendments to the Companys Revised 2007 Equity Incentive Plan
Approval of amendments to the Companys Revised 2007 Equity Incentive Plan received the following votes:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non- Votes |
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Approval of Revised 2007 Equity Plan |
26,446,378 | 3,242,981 | 1,359 | 2,009,562 |
Based upon the votes set forth above, the amendments to the Revised 2007 Equity Incentive Plan were duly approved by the stockholders.
Proposal 4. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers
The compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Companys Proxy Statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) was approved, on an advisory basis, by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation |
29,629,665 | 60,034 | 1,019 | 2,009,562 |
Proposal 5. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers
The stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers, as required by Section 14A(a)(2) of the Exchange Act, occur every year by the votes set forth in the table below:
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstentions | Broker Non- Votes |
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Advisory Vote on Frequency of the Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers |
15,192,384 | 1,124,439 | 13,372,756 | 1,139 | 2,009,562 |
In accordance with the results of the advisory vote, the Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers every year.
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.
Pharmasset, Inc. | ||||
Date: March 28, 2011 | By: | /s/ Kurt Leutzinger | ||
Kurt Leutzinger | ||||
Chief Financial Officer |