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 22, 2020
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)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | LCI | New York Stock Exchange |
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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 22, 2020, three 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 6, 2019 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 | 17,642,838 | 406,527 | |
| John C. Chapman | 17,752,763 | 296,602 | |
| Timothy C. Crew | 17,707,082 | 342,283 | |
| David Drabik | 17,453,368 | 595,997 | |
| Jeffrey Farber | 17,731,749 | 317,616 | |
| Dr. Melissa Rewolinski | 17,747,445 | 301,920 | |
| Paul Taveira | 17,616,817 | 432,548 | |
| 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: 28,948,436 |
| Votes Against: 1,320,600 |
| Abstain: 56,280 |
| 3. | The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Fiscal 2019 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained was as follows: |
| Votes For: 17,124,609 |
| Votes Against: 744,209 |
| Abstain: 180,547 |
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 24, 2020 | ||