UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 24, 2023
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-36167 | 26-3931704 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
85 Wells Avenue, 2nd Floor Newton, Massachusetts | 02459 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 658-0600
(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 | Name of each exchange | ||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | KPTI | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 24, 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “2022 Plan Amendment”) to the Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”). The 2022 Plan Amendment, which had previously been adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors subject to stockholder approval, increases the number of shares of common stock of the Company available for issuance under the 2022 Plan by 5,000,000 shares. The Company’s stockholders also approved at the Annual Meeting an amendment and restatement (the “Amended and Restated ESPP”) of the Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The Amended and Restated ESPP, which had previously been adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors subject to stockholder approval, (1) eliminates the evergreen provision in the ESPP, which historically provided for an automatic annual increase in the ESPP’s share reserve and (2) increases the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the ESPP from 2,508,923 shares to 4,008,923 shares.
The descriptions of (1) the 2022 Plan, as amended, contained on pages 32 to 44 and (2) the Amended and Restated ESPP contained on pages 45 to 49 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 11, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”), are incorporated herein by reference. Complete copies of the 2022 Plan Amendment and the Amended and Restated ESPP are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting.
1. | The Company’s stockholders elected Barry E. Greene, Mansoor Raza Mirza M.D. and Christy J. Oliger as Class I directors, each to serve on the Board for a three-year term until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her resignation or removal or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of such Class I directors were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
Barry E. Greene | 58,860,920 | 24,024,778 | 11,788,083 | |||||||||
Mansoor Raza Mirza, M.D. | 62,837,325 | 20,048,373 | 11,788,083 | |||||||||
Christy J. Oliger | 71,938,288 | 10,947,410 | 11,788,083 |
2. | The Company’s stockholders approved the 2022 Plan Amendment to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under the 2022 Plan by 5,000,000 shares. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such approval were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
60,041,756 | 22,748,014 | 95,928 | 11,788,083 |
3. | The Company’s stockholders approved the Amended and Restated ESPP. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such approval were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
71,560,077 | 11,112,745 | 212,876 | 11,788,083 |
4. | The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 200,000,000 to 400,000,000 (the “Share Increase Amendment”). The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such approval were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | ||
78,290,187 | 16,267,756 | 115,838 |
The Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 24, 2023 to effect the Share Increase Amendment.
5. | The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation (the “Officer Exculpation Amendment”). The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such approval were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
58,648,166 | 23,733,047 | 504,485 | 11,788,083 |
The Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 24, 2023 to effect the Officer Exculpation Amendment.
6. | The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such approval were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
64,822,475 | 17,787,485 | 275,738 | 11,788,083 |
7. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | ||
89,748,838 | 4,617,992 | 306,951 |
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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.
KARYOPHARM THERAPEUTICS INC. | ||||||
Date: May 25, 2023 | By: | /s/ Michael Mano | ||||
Michael Mano | ||||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |