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 17, 2015
SEQUENOM, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| DELAWARE | | 000-29101 | | 77-0365889 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3595 JOHN HOPKINS COURT
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(858) 202-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 17, 2015, we held our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which our stockholders (i) elected Kenneth F. Buechler, Myla Lai-Goldman, Richard A. Lerner, Ronald M. Lindsay, Catherine J. Mackey, David Pendarvis, Charles P. Slacik, Dirk van den Boom and William Welch as directors to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2016; (ii) approved an amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 185,000,000 to 275,000,000 shares; (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement; and (iv) ratified the selection by our Audit Committee (the “ Audit Committee”) of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
We had 118,082,585 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the close of business on April 21, 2015, the record date for the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 99,604,376 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy for the four proposals indicated above. The following sets forth detailed information regarding the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1: The election of Kenneth F. Buechler, Myla Lai-Goldman, Richard A. Lerner, Ronald M. Lindsay, Catherine J. Mackey, David Pendarvis, Charles P. Slacik, Dirk van den Boom and William Welch as directors to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2016.
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| Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Kenneth F. Buechler | 56,092,949 | 3,434,695 | 40,076,732 |
| Myla Lai-Goldman | 56,337,978 | 3,189,666 | 40,076,732 |
| Richard A. Lerner | 34,667,774 | 24,859,870 | 40,076,732 |
| Ronald M. Lindsay | 55,031,643 | 4,496,001 | 40,076,732 |
| Catherine J. Mackey | 56,560,915 | 2,966,729 | 40,076,732 |
| David Pendarvis | 56,248,616 | 3,279,028 | 40,076,732 |
| Charles P. Slacik | 56,517,529 | 3,010,115 | 40,076,732 |
| Dirk van den Boom | 55,123,847 | 4,403,797 | 40,076,732 |
| William Welch | 56,211,757 | 3,315,887 | 40,076,732 |
Proposal 2: To approve an amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 185,000,000 to 275,000,000 shares. The Certificate of Amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this current report.
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 83,014,519 | 15,820,002 | 769,855 | N/A |
Proposal 3: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement.
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 53,131,650 | 5,204,059 | 1,191,935 | 40,076,732 |
Proposal 4: To ratify the selection by our Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 95,545,377 | 3,079,318 | 979,681 | N/A |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 18, 2015, we issued a press release announcing the election of Catherine J. Mackey to our Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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| 99.1 | Press release dated June 18, 2015 announcing the election of Catherine J. Mackey to our Board of Directors. |
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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| | SEQUENOM, INC. |
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| Date: June 18, 2015 | By: | | /s/ Jeffrey D. Linton |
| | | | Jeffrey D. Linton |
| | | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
