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): May 18, 2017
INSMED INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia | | 000-30739 | | 54-1972729 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.) |
10 Finderne Avenue, Building 10
Bridgewater, New Jersey | | 08807 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 977-9900
Not Applicable
(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 May 18, 2017, Insmed Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 62,085,753 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of March 24, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 58,098,212 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which shareholders voted on five proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders, and the final voting results of each such matter.
Proposal 1. Election of Three Class II Directors.
By the following vote, shareholders elected Donald Hayden, Jr., David W.J. McGirr and Myrtle Potter to serve as Class II directors until the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:
| | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-
Votes | |
| | | | | | | |
Donald Hayden, Jr. | | 45,992,777 | | 1,208,573 | | 10,896,862 | |
David W.J. McGirr | | 46,002,759 | | 1,198,591 | | 10,896,862 | |
Myrtle Potter | | 45,947,106 | | 1,254,244 | | 10,896,862 | |
Proposal 2. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Named Executive Officers.
By the following vote, shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2017:
For | | Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-
Votes | |
46,835,448 | | 355,620 | | 10,282 | | 10,896,862 | |
Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Shareholder Advisory Votes on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers.
By the following vote, shareholders voted, on an advisory, non-binding basis, to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year:
Every Year | | Every Two
Years | | Every Three
Years | | Abstentions | |
36,965,541 | | 43,362 | | 10,186,764 | | 5,683 | |
On May 18, 2017, following the Annual Meeting, in light of the outcome of the shareholder vote and after consideration of other relevant factors, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a resolution providing that a non-binding, advisory vote of shareholders on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers would be included in the annual proxy statement.
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Proposal 4. Ratification of the Appointment of an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
By the following vote, shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017:
For | | Against | | Abstentions | | | |
57,374,151 | | 601,678 | | 122,383 | | | |
Proposal 5. Approval of the Insmed Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan.
By the following vote, shareholders approved the Insmed Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan:
For | | Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-
Votes | |
36,617,866 | | 10,569,894 | | 13,590 | | 10,896,862 | |
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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.
Dated: May 22, 2017 | INSMED INCORPORATED |
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| By: | /s/ Christine Pellizzari |
| Name: | Christine Pellizzari |
| Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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