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 17, 2016
QUIDEL CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) |
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 0-10961 (Commission File Number) | 94-2573850 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200 San Diego, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 92130 (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 552-1100 | ||
Not Applicable | ||
(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 May 17, 2016, Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 8:30 a.m. local time at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, 10950 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037. The following matters were voted upon at the meeting:
Proposal No. 1
The Company’s stockholders elected seven individuals to the Board of Directors as set forth below:
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Thomas D. Brown | 28,680,959 | 178,372 | 1,981,292 |
Douglas C. Bryant | 28,525,064 | 334,267 | 1,981,292 |
Kenneth F. Buechler | 28,707,054 | 152,277 | 1,981,292 |
Mary Lake Polan | 28,485,865 | 373,466 | 1,981,292 |
Jack W. Schuler | 28,269,132 | 590,199 | 1,981,292 |
Charles P. Slacik | 28,527,718 | 331,613 | 1,981,292 |
Kenneth J. Widder | 28,538,825 | 320,506 | 1,981,292 |
Proposal No. 2
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year by the votes set forth in the table below:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |
30,673,215 | 83,801 | 83,607 | |
Proposal No. 3
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
28,425,890 | 338,469 | 94,972 | 1,981,292 |
Proposal No. 4
The Company’s stockholders approved the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
25,328,387 | 3,499,927 | 31,017 | 1,981,292 |
Proposal No. 5
The Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company's 1983 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
27,772,805 | 702,826 | 383,700 | 1,981,292 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 19, 2016
QUIDEL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Robert J. Bujarski | |
Name: | Robert J. Bujarski | |
Its: | SVP, Business Development & General Counsel | |