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 2, 2017
Dynavax Technologies Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-34207
Delaware | | 33-0728374 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2929 Seventh Street, Suite 100
Berkeley, CA 94710-2753
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(510) 848-5100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers
On June 2, 2017, the stockholders of Dynavax Technologies Corporation (the "Company") approved an amendment to the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which, among other things, increases the aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the Plan by 1,600,000. A summary of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement (“Proxy Statement”) on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2017.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On June 2, 2017, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company's Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 from 69,500,000 shares to 139,000,000 shares. The increase in authorized shares was effected pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Amendment"), filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 2, 2017. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 2, 2017, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at the Company's executive office in Berkeley, California. A total of 46,255,134 shares of the Company's common stock were entitled to vote as of April 6, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 35,320,421 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which the stockholders were asked to vote on six (6) proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the stockholders, and the final voting results of each such proposal. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
The stockholders elected Daniel L. Kisner, M.D., Natale (“Nat”) Ricciardi and Stanley A. Plotkin, M.D. as Class II Directors of the Company to hold office until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The voting for each director was as follows:
Nominee | | Votes Cast For | | | Votes Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Daniel L. Kisner, M.D. | | | 18,726,107 | | | | 2,273,971 | | | | 14,320,343 | |
Natale (“Nat”) Ricciardi | | | 20,472,917 | | | | 527,161 | | | | 14,320,343 | |
Stanley A. Plotkin, M.D. | | | 11,815,736 | | | | 9,184,342 | | | | 14,320,343 | |
Proposal 2. Amend and Restate the Dynavax Technologies Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan
The stockholders approved to amend and restate the Dynavax Technologies Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan by 1,600,000. The votes were as follows:
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes | |
17,499,170 | | | 3,394,601 | | 106,307 | | | 14,320,343 | |
Proposal 3. Amend the Company's Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
The stockholders approved to amend the Company's Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 69,500,000 to 139,000,000. The votes were as follows:
For | | Against | | Abstain | |
29,325,262 | | | 5,055,309 | | | 939,850 | |
Proposal 4. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The votes were as follows:
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes | |
18,252,030 | | | 2,590,758 | | 157,290 | | | 14,320,343 | |
Proposal 5. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Solicitation of Advisory Stockholder Approval of Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers to occur once every one year as recommended by the Board of Directors. The votes were as follows:
Every three years | | Every two years | | Every year | | Abstain | |
1,802,232 | | | 86,477 | | 18,971,572 | | | 139,797 | |
Based on the Board’s recommendation in the Proxy Statement, the voting results on this matter and the Board’s consideration of the appropriate voting frequency for the Company at this time, the Board resolved that the Company will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers every year.
Proposal 6. Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The votes were as follows:
For | | Against | | Abstain | |
32,714,925 | | | 2,329,985 | | | 275,511 | |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:
3.1 Certificate of Amendment to the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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.
| | | | | Dynavax Technologies Corporation |
Date: June 2, 2017 | | | By: | | /s/ STEVEN N. GERSTEN |
| | | | | Steven N. Gersten |
| | | | | Vice President |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | | | |
EX-3.1 | | Certificate of Amendment to the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. |
