UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 23, 2017
ZOGENIX, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-34962 | 20-5300780 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5858 Horton Street, Suite 455, Emeryville, CA | 94608 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 550-8300
(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 of Zogenix, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 23, 2017. Represented at the meeting were 19,391,220 shares, or 78.14%, of the Company’s 24,813,544 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for the actions taken by the stockholders at the meeting.
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
The Company's stockholders elected each of the following directors to hold office until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders with each receiving the following votes:
Director Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Louis C. Bock | 14,718,876 | 101,579 | 4,570,765 | |||
Cam L. Garner | 14,722,876 | 97,579 | 4,570,765 | |||
Mark Wiggins | 14,727,511 | 92,944 | 4,570,765 |
In addition to the directors elected above, James B. Breitmeyer, M.D., Ph.D., Roger L. Hawley, Erle T. Mast and Renee P. Tannenbaum, Pharm.D. continue to serve as directors after the annual meeting.
Proposal 2 — Ratification of Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2017
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017, with the following vote:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
19,347,998 | 29,919 | 13,303 | N/A |
Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's 2017 Proxy Statement, with the following vote:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
14,598,857 | 199,357 | 22,241 | 4,570,765 |
Proposal 4 — Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation
The Company’s stockholders recommended, by non-binding vote, that a stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers should occur every year, with the following vote:
Every One Year | Every Two Years | Every Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
13,939,684 | 8,574 | 861,322 | 10,875 | 4,570,765 |
In accordance with the stockholders' recommendation, the Company has determined that an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers will be conducted every year, until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
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.
ZOGENIX, INC. | |||||||
Date: | May 23, 2017 | By: | /s/ Michael P. Smith | ||||
Name: | Michael P. Smith | ||||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |