UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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, 2016 (June 9, 2016)
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-36310 | 20-4839882 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 500 Lexington, Massachusetts | 02421 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 860-0045
(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.
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 9, 2016. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.
1. | The Company’s stockholders elected Ronald W. Barrett, Meghan FitzGerald and Wendell Wierenga as class II directors to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each such director to hold office until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of such class II directors were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Ronald W. Barrett | 12,305,169 | 1,845,309 | 4,151,321 | |||
Meghan FitzGerald | 14,121,655 | 28,823 | 4,151,321 | |||
Wendell Wierenga | 10,843,276 | 3,307,202 | 4,151,321 | |||
2. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | ||
18,215,997 | 25,346 | 60,456 | ||
SIGNATURE
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.
CONCERT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Roger D. Tung | |||||
Date: June 10, 2016 | Roger D. Tung | |||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||