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
ARATANA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-35952 | | 38-3826477 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 340, Leawood, KS 66211
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (913) 353-1000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | PETX | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 6, 2019, Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 44,510,117 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 91% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 10, 2019 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2019.
Proposal 1
Election of four Class III directors until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2022 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
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NOMINEE | | Votes FOR | | Votes WITHHELD | | Broker Non-Votes |
Craig A. Barbarosh, Esq. | | 29,021,878 | | 2,685,189 | | 12,803,050 |
David L. Brinkley | | 28,746,270 | | 2,960,797 | | 12,803,050 |
Robert P. Roche, Jr. | | 28,737,755 | | 2,969,312 | | 12,803,050 |
Craig A. Tooman | | 29,880,814 | | 1,826,253 | | 12,803,050 |
Proposal 2
Advisory vote for approval of compensation paid to the named executive officers of Company, as disclosed in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement.
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Votes FOR | | Votes AGAINST | | Votes ABSTAINED | | Broker Non-Votes |
29,105,816 | | 2,499,131 | | 102,120 | | 12,803,050 |
Proposal 3
Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation paid to the named executive officers of Company.
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FREQUENCY | | Votes FOR | | Votes ABSTAINED | | Broker Non-Votes |
One Year | | 29,910,585 | | 133,600 | | 12,803,050 |
Two Years | | 80,428 | | 133,600 | | 12,803,050 |
Three Years | | 1,582,454 | | 133,600 | | 12,803,050 |
The Board of Directors has determined that the Company will submit the vote to approve compensation of the named executive officers of the Company on a non-binding, advisory basis to stockholders every year.
Proposal 4
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019.
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Votes FOR | | Votes AGAINST | | Votes ABSTAINED | | Broker Non-Votes |
43,778,758 | | 525,346 | | 206,013 | | 0 |
Based on the foregoing votes, the Company's stockholders elected each of the four Class III director nominees to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2022 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, approved the compensation paid to the named executive officers of Company on an advisory basis, recommended "one year" as the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation paid to the named executive officers of Company on an advisory basis and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019.
