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): May 9, 2013
 
PHARMACYCLICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
000-26658
94-3148201
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
995 E. Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, California
94085-4521
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 774-0330
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On May 9, 2013 at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Pharmacyclics, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders voted to approve an increase of 300,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
 
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
At the Annual Meeting the following four matters were put forth to the stockholders to be voted on: (1) the election of seven (7) directors to serve until the 2014 annual meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) an amendment of the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan by an additional 300,000 shares; (3) a proposal to consider and approve an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (4) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.  All directors were elected, proposals two and three were approved and proposal four was ratified.
 
The total number of shares of Common Stock voted in person or by proxy at the 2013 Annual Meeting was 68,451,154, representing approximately 94.05% of the 72,778,875 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2013 Annual Meeting.  Each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the 2013 Annual Meeting was approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s stockholders.  Set forth below is the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director, as applicable.
 
Nominee
For
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-votes
 
Robert F. Booth, Ph.D.
59,167,684
 
1,095,365
 
8,188,105
 
Kenneth A. Clark
58,951,753
 
1,311,296
 
8,188,105
 
Robert W. Duggan
59,712,135
 
550,914
 
8,188,105
 
Eric H. Halvorson
60,019,232
 
243,817
 
8,188,105
 
Minesh P. Mehta, M.D.
60,179,814
 
83,235
 
8,188,105
 
David D. Smith, Ph.D.
60,156,434
 
106,615
 
8,188,105
 
Richard A. van den Broek
57,846,869
 
2,416,180
 
8,188,105
 

Proposal
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
Amendment of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan by an additional 300,000 shares
 
59,976,843
 
259,517
 
26,689
 
8,188,105
 
Approval of an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
 
60,056,091
 
161,955
 
45,003
 
8,188,105
 
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
68,143,002
 
265,520
 
42,632
 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
May 14, 2013
 
 
PHARMACYCLICS, INC.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Duggan
   
Name:
Robert W. Duggan
   
Title:
Chief Executive Officer