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 21, 2020
CONATUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-36003 | 20-3183915 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
16745 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 250 San Diego, California |
92127 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (858) 376-2600
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class: |
Trading symbol: |
Name of each exchange on which registered: | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | CNAT | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 21, 2020, Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the Company) reconvened its Special Meeting of Stockholders (the Special Meeting), which was previously convened and adjourned on May 7, 2020. The following is a brief description of each matter submitted to a vote at the Special Meeting on May 21, 2020, as well as the number of votes cast for or against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable. For more information about these proposals, please refer to the proxy statement/prospectus/information statement contained in the registration statement on Form S-4 initially filed by the Company on February 7, 2020 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2020 (the Proxy Statement).
The number of shares of the Companys common stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting was 33,170,487. The number of shares of the Companys common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Special Meeting was 18,444,285.
All matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Special Meeting were approved as described below.
Proposal No. 1:
Stockholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of January 28, 2020, by and among the Company, Chinook Merger Sub, Inc., and Histogen Inc. (the Merger Agreement), a copy of which is attached as Annex A to the Proxy Statement, and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger, the issuance of shares of the Companys common stock to Histogens stockholders pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and the change of control resulting from the merger. The results of the voting included:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||
17,347,595 | 1,034,847 | 61,843 | 0 |
Proposal No. 2:
Stockholders approved a series of alternative amendments to the Companys amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Companys common stock, within a range, as determined by the Companys board of directors, of one new share for every 10 to 50 (or any number in between) shares outstanding immediately prior to the reverse stock split, in the form attached as Annex D to the Proxy Statement. The results of the voting included:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||
16,619,877 | 1,701,917 | 122,491 | 0 |
Proposal No. 3:
Stockholders approved the Companys 2020 Incentive Award Plan, a copy of which is attached as Annex E to the Proxy Statement. The results of the voting included:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||
12,051,695 | 6,039,758 | 352,832 | 0 |
Proposal No. 4:
Stockholders approved, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, the compensation that will be paid or may become payable to the Companys named executive officers in connection with the merger. The results of the voting included:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||
14,840,259 | 3,196,899 | 407,127 | 0 |
Proposal No. 5:
Stockholders approved an adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal Nos. 1, 2 or 3.
The results of the voting included:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||
16,294,002 | 1,868,790 | 281,493 | 0 |
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.
CONATUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ||||||
Date: May 21, 2020 | By: | /s/ Keith W. Marshall, Ph.D. | ||||
Name: | Keith W. Marshall, Ph.D. | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer |