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): June 12, 2014
SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-33277 |
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04-3508648 |
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45 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 274-8200
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on June 12, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present, the stockholders of the Company voted on and approved the following matters, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2014 (the “Proxy Statement”): (1) to elect Donald W. Kufe, M.D. and William S. Reardon, C.P.A. as Class I directors to each serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2017, and until their successors have been elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal (“Proposal 1”); (2) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 (“Proposal 2”); and (3) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement (“Proposal 3”).
The tabulation of votes with respect to the proposals was as follows:
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors:
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Donald W. Kufe, M.D. |
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44,773,246 |
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225,085 |
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29,966,053 |
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William S. Reardon, C.P.A. |
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44,786,542 |
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211,789 |
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29,966,053 |
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Proposal 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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74,647,455 |
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269,002 |
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47,927 |
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Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote on Approval of Executive Compensation:
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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43,066,203 |
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1,783,865 |
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148,263 |
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29,966,053 |
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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.
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SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. |
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Dated: June 17, 2014 |
/s/ Keith S. Ehrlich |
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Keith S. Ehrlich |
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Vice President, Finance and Administration |
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Chief Financial Officer |