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 10, 2015
Regulus Therapeutics Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35670 | 26-4738379 | ||
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 3545 John Hopkins Court Suite 210 San Diego, CA |
92121 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 202-6300
N/A
(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 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 10, 2015. As of April 20, 2015, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 50,957,155 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. A summary of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are set forth below.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
The seven persons listed below were elected as directors at the Annual Meeting, each to serve until the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| David Baltimore, Ph.D. |
37,342,899 | 1,567,905 | 4,410,853 | |||||||||
| Bruce L.A. Carter, Ph.D. |
38,809,282 | 101,522 | 4,410,853 | |||||||||
| Mark G. Foletta |
38,834,852 | 75,952 | 4,410,853 | |||||||||
| Paul C. Grint, M.D.(1) |
34,489,440 | 4,421,364 | 4,410,853 | |||||||||
| Stelios Papadopoulos, Ph.D. |
38,770,481 | 140,323 | 4,410,853 | |||||||||
| William Rastetter, Ph.D. |
37,619,846 | 1,290,958 | 4,410,853 | |||||||||
| Douglas Williams, Ph.D. |
38,793,337 | 117,467 | 4,410,853 | |||||||||
| (1) | As previously disclosed, Kleanthis G. Xanthopoulos, Ph.D. was previously nominated for election as a director at the Annual Meeting but withdrew himself as a nominee in connection with his resignation as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director on June 1, 2015. The Company’s Board of Directors designated Dr. Grint, the Company’s newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and director, as a substitute director nominee for election at the Annual Meeting. All shares represented at the Annual Meeting by valid proxies that were voted in favor of Dr. Xanthopoulos were voted in favor of the election of Dr. Grint. |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. The final voting results were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 43,226,691 |
84,710 | 10,256 |
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.
| Regulus Therapeutics Inc. | ||||||
| Date: June 11, 2015 | By: | /s/ David L. Szekeres | ||||
| David L. Szekeres | ||||||
| Chief Business Officer & General Counsel | ||||||