UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 21, 2013
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34899 | 16-1590339 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1380 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 521-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| ITEM 5.02. | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS |
As previously disclosed on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2013, Susan Siegel, a Class I director of Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (the “Company”) resigned from the Company’s board of directors effective immediately prior to the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 21, 2013.
| ITEM 5.07. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
The Company held its Annual Meeting on May 21, 2013. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Class III Directors
| Name of Director |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| William Ericson |
36,242,444 | 2,993,400 | 13,981,648 | |||
| David Botstein |
36,967,215 | 2,268,629 | 13,981,648 |
William Ericson and David Botstein were duly elected as Class III directors.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 51,750,515 |
1,420,920 | 46,057 | — |
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was ratified.
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.
| Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Brian B. Dow | |||
| Brian B. Dow Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer | ||||
Date: May 22, 2013