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 20, 2017

 

 

Otonomy, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36591   26-2590070
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

4796 Executive Drive

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(619) 323-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☒

 

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 20, 2017, Otonomy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. Of the 30,256,999 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 26, 2017, the record date for the meeting, 27,668,322 shares of common stock were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting 91.44% of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the vote with respect to each such matter are set forth below:

 

  (1) Election of three Class III directors to hold office until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Each of the following nominees was elected to serve as a Class III director, to hold office until the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or his or her earlier resignation or removal.

 

Nominees

   For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Vickie Capps

     23,418,233        2,857,652        1,392,437  

Iain McGill

     26,226,160        49,725        1,392,437  

Heather Preston, M.D.

     22,097,126        4,178,759        1,392,437  

 

  (2) The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified based on the following results of voting:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

27,626,361

  7,220   34,741   0


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.

 

    OTONOMY, INC.
Date: June 23, 2017   By:  

/s/ Eric J. Loumeau

    Eric J. Loumeau
    General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer