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 13, 2017

 

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

 

001-35518

 

20-2590184

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

1550 East Gude Drive, Rockville MD

 

20850

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (301) 838-2500

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). o

 

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. o

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07              Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 13, 2017, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  The definitive proxy statement pertaining to the Annual Meeting was previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2017.  As of the close of business on April 13, 2017, there were 50,228,397 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.  The tabulation of votes for each proposal voted on by the stockholders was as follows:

 

Proposal 1:  Election of Class II Directors, each to serve until the Annual Meeting of the Company in 2020.

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Charles W. Newhall, III

 

33,767,052

 

7,231,938

 

4,912,749

 

Frederick M. Hudson

 

31,981,143

 

9,017,847

 

4,912,749

 

 

Proposal 2:  Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

45,476,952

 

418,886

 

15,901

 

0

 

 

Proposal 3:  To approve, on a non-binding basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

40,375,490

 

609,230

 

14,270

 

4,912,749

 

 

Proposal 4:  To approve, on a non-bonding basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

33,923,876

 

577,585

 

6,482,629

 

14,900

 

4,912,749

 

 

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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.

 

 

SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

DATED: June 13, 2017

By:

/s/ Jack A. Khattar

 

 

 Jack A. Khattar

 

 

 President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

 

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