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 20, 2015
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-23186 | 62-1413174 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
4505 Emperor Blvd., Suite 200
Durham, North Carolina 27703
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(919) 859-1302
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(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.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), was held on May 20, 2015 for the purpose of: (i) electing one director to serve for a term of three years and until a successor is duly elected and qualified; and (ii) ratifying the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.
The nominee for director was elected by the following votes:
| FOR | WITHHELD | |
| Nancy Hutson | 47,388,865 | 408,460 |
In addition, there were 17,845,504 broker non-votes.
The proposed ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was approved by the following votes:
| FOR | 64,482,680 |
| AGAINST | 1,040,763 |
| ABSTAIN | 119,386 |
There was no other business voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
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.
| Dated: May 22, 2015 | BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| By: /s/ Alane Barnes | |
| Alane Barnes | |
| Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | |