UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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): March 20, 2018

ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

001-36276

27-2546083

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

60 Leveroni Court, Novato, California

94949

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (415) 483-8800

Not Applicable

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

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On March 20, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (the “Company”) adopted a Director Resignation Policy for directors in uncontested elections (the “Policy”). The Policy provides that any nominee for director who receives a majority “withhold” vote in an uncontested election of directors is required to tender to the Board his or her resignation promptly following the certification of the election results. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) will promptly consider the tendered resignation and will recommend to the Board whether to accept or reject the resignation or to take other action, such as rejecting the tendered resignation and addressing the apparent underlying causes of the “withhold” votes. The Board will act on the Committee’s recommendation no later than 90 days following the certification of the stockholder vote. The Company will promptly disclose the Board’s decision (and, if the Board rejects the resignation, the Board’s reasons for doing so).

A copy of the Policy is included as Exhibit A to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, which are available at www.ultragenyx.com in the “Corporate Governance” subsection of the “Investors” tab.

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 23, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Shalini Sharp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shalini Sharp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

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