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 19, 2014
ARATANA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35952 | 38-3826477 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1901 Olathe Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66103 | 66103 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, include area code: (913) 951-2132
(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 June 19, 2014, Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A total of 26,525,071 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 90% percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 23, 2014 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, both of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2014.
Item 1 — Election of three Class I directors for a term of office expiring on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders in 2017, or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| NOMINEE | Votes FOR | Votes WITHHELD | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Laura A. Brege |
23,601,553 | 107,923 | 2,815,615 | |||||||||
| Robert “Rip” Gerber |
23,650,309 | 59,147 | 2,815,615 | |||||||||
| Wendy L. Yarno |
23,643,699 | 65,757 | 2,815,615 | |||||||||
Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014.
| Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 26,499,927 | 23,281 | 1,863 | 0 |
Based on the foregoing votes, each of the three Class I director nominees was elected and Item 2 was approved.
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.
| ARATANA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 20, 2014 | By: | /s/ Steven St. Peter | ||||
| Steven St. Peter | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||