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 6, 2019
SUNESIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 000-51531 | | 94-3295878 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
395 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 400 South San Francisco, California | | 94080 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 266-3500
Not Applicable
(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, $0.0001 par value | SNSS | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 6, 2019, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or the Company, held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or the Annual Meeting. Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and there was no solicitation in opposition to the Board of Directors’ solicitation. There were 67,578,087 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 57,921,678 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. The final votes on the proposals presented at the meeting were as follows:
Proposal No. 1
James W. Young, Ph.D., Steven B. Ketchum, Ph.D. and Homer L. Pearce, Ph.D. were elected to serve as Class II directors until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the following vote:
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Nominee | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-votes | |
James W. Young, Ph.D. | | | 35,583,441 | | 2,031,261 | | 20,306,976 | |
Steven B. Ketchum, Ph.D. | | | 35,577,869 | | 2,036,833 | | 20,306,976 | | |
Homer L. Pearce, Ph.D. | | | 33,257,842 | | 4,356,860 | | 20,306,976 | | |
In addition to the directors elected above, David C. Stump, M.D. and H. Ward Wolff will continue to serve as Class III directors until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and have qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal, and Steve R. Carchedi and Dayton Misfeldt will continue to serve as Class I directors to hold office until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and have qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
Proposal No. 2
The non-binding advisory vote on of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the 2019 proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2019, was approved by the following vote:
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-votes | |
32,172,699 | | 344,525 | | 3,530,056 | | 20,306,976 | |
Proposal No. 3
The non-binding advisory vote on the preferred frequency of holding future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers received the following vote:
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3 Years | | 2 Years | | 1 Year | | Abstain |
184,114 | | 112,829 | | 33,789,257 | | 3,528,502 |
In light of the vote of the stockholders on this proposal and consistent with the Board’s recommendation, the Company will continue to include a non-binding stockholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of its named executive officers in its proxy materials every year. The Company will hold such annual advisory votes until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on named executive officer compensation. The Company is required to hold votes on the frequency of holding future non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation every six calendar years.
Proposal No. 4
The selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified by the following vote:
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-votes |
55,571,910 | | 115,409 | | 2,234,359 | | 0 |
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.
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| | | | SUNESIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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Dated: June 6, 2019 | | | | By: | | /s/ Dayton Misfeldt |
| | | | | | Dayton Misfeldt |
| | | | | | Interim Chief Executive Officer |
