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): January 23, 2019

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Commission File No. 001-31298

 

State of Delaware

 

23-0787699

(State of Incorporation)

 

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

 

9000 State Road

Philadelphia, PA 19136

(215) 333-9000

(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)

 

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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Emerging growth company o

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“the Annual Meeting”) of Lannett Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held on January 23, 2019, four proposals were voted on by the Company’s stockholders.  The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on December 10, 2018 in connection with the Annual Meeting.  A brief description of the proposals and the final results of the votes for these matters are as follows:

 

1.              The stockholders elected all seven director nominees to serve as members of the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

The number of votes cast for or withheld, for each nominee, was as follows:

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Patrick G. LePore

 

14,196,281

 

583,771

 

John C. Chapman

 

14,441,249

 

338,803

 

Timothy C. Crew

 

14,225,313

 

554,739

 

David Drabik

 

11,809,575

 

2,970,477

 

Jeffrey Farber

 

13,569,445

 

1,210,607

 

Albert Paonessa, III

 

12,193,942

 

2,586,110

 

Paul Taveira

 

14,218,085

 

561,967

 

 

2.              The stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as independent auditors. The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained was as follows:

 

Votes For:  31,021,298

 

Votes Against:  1,544,360

 

Abstain:  178,682

 

3.              The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Fiscal 2018 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained was as follows:

 

Votes For:  13,646,268

 

Votes Against:  1,079,188

 

Abstain:  54,596

 

4.              The stockholders approved the amendment to and restatement of the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained was as follows:

 

Votes For:  9,366,005

 

Votes Against:  5,331,130

 

Abstain:  82,917

 

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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.

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Samuel H. Israel

 

 

Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel

 

 

Date: January 25, 2019

 

 

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