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 1, 2016
TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-36818 | | 34-2037594 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
of incorporation) | | | | |
8910 University Center Lane, Suite 700
San Diego, California | | 92122 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 550-0780
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 1, 2016, TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at its corporate headquarters located at 8910 University Center Lane, Suite 700, San Diego, California 92122 at 8:00 a.m. pacific time (the “2016 Annual Meeting”). The Company had 12,185,242 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of April 8, 2016, the record date for the 2016 Annual Meeting. At the 2016 Annual Meeting, 9,848,713 shares of common stock of the Company were present or represented by proxy.
At the 2016 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2016.
At the 2016 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders:
(1) elected Stephen T. Worland as a director of the Company to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and
(2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
The following sets forth detailed information regarding the final certified results of the voting with respect to each matter voted upon at the 2016 Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
Name | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-
Votes | |
Stephen T. Worland, Ph.D. | | 6,676,812 | | 659,127 | | 2,512,774 | |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
9,797,633 | | 11,878 | | 39,202 | | — | |
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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.
| TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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Dated: June 3, 2016 | By: | /s/ Charles P. Theuer, M.D., Ph.D. |
| | Charles P. Theuer, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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