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): February 6, 2014
ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35839 | 04-3205099 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
500 Arsenal Street, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(617) 607-0800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Annual Meeting held on February 6, 2014, Enanta’s stockholders voted on the following proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2014.
Proposal No. 1: To Elect Two Class I Directors to Serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting. The stockholders elected the following individuals as Class I directors of the Company:
| Name of Director Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Bruce L. A. Carter, Ph.D. |
10,301,466 | 20,261 | 3,510,425 | |||||||||
| Jay R. Luly, Ph.D. |
10,184,827 | 136,900 | 3,510,425 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 2: To Ratify the Appointment of Enanta’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 13,806,526 |
19,356 | 6,270 | 0 |
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.
| Date: February 7, 2014 | ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Paul J. Mellett | |||||
| Paul J. Mellett | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||