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 12, 2020
QUIDEL CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) | ||
| Delaware | 0-10961 | 94-2573850 | ||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
9975 Summers Ridge Road, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(858) 552-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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 Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value | QDEL | The Nasdaq Stock Market | ||||||
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). | |||||
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||||
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ☐ | ||||
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 12, 2020, Quidel Corporation (the “Company” or “Quidel”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following matters were voted upon at the meeting:
Proposal No. 1
The Company’s stockholders elected eight individuals to the Board of Directors as set forth below:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Douglas C. Bryant | 37,833,509 | 135,753 | 1,672,147 | ||||||||
| Kenneth F. Buechler | 34,802,365 | 3,166,897 | 1,672,147 | ||||||||
| Edward L. Michael | 37,290,790 | 678,472 | 1,672,147 | ||||||||
| Kathy P. Ordoñez | 36,782,573 | 1,186,689 | 1,672,147 | ||||||||
| Mary Lake Polan | 36,865,722 | 1,103,540 | 1,672,147 | ||||||||
| Jack W. Schuler | 37,487,543 | 481,719 | 1,672,147 | ||||||||
| Charles P. Slacik | 35,825,457 | 2,143,805 | 1,672,147 | ||||||||
| Matthew W. Strobeck | 37,349,105 | 620,157 | 1,672,147 | ||||||||
| Kenneth J. Widder | 35,469,409 | 2,499,853 | 1,672,147 | ||||||||
Proposal No. 2
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2020 fiscal year by the votes set forth in the table below:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
| 39,450,256 | 177,493 | 13,660 | ||||||
Proposal No. 3
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 32,832,761 | 5,120,807 | 15,694 | 1,672,147 | ||||||||
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.
Date: May 13, 2020
| QUIDEL CORPORATION | ||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Phillip S. Askim | |||||||||||||
| Name: | Phillip S. Askim | |||||||||||||
| Its: | Secretary | |||||||||||||