UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 2, 2019
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HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
001-32335
 
88-0488686
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
11388 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California
 
92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
858-794-8889
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).                             
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. [   ]
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
HALO
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 





Item 5.03 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.
As reported below in Item 5.07 the stockholders of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Company's authorized number of shares of common stock from 200,000,000 shares to 300,000,000 shares (the “Charter Amendment”). The Company's Board of Directors approved the Charter Amendment on February 13, 2019, subject to approval by the Company's stockholders.
An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, reflecting the Charter Amendment, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 2, 2019, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. A summary of the Charter Amendment was included in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2019.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 2, 2019, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Of the 145,300,534 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of the record date, 125,783,100 shares were represented at the annual meeting.
The stockholders considered four proposals at the meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2019. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of three Class III directors to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:
Names
 
Votes For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Jeffrey W. Henderson
 
101,090,907
 
1,310,664
 
23,381,529
Connie L. Matsui
 
100,720,626
 
1,680,945
 
23,381,529
Helen I. Torley
 
101,785,053
 
616,518
 
23,381,529
Each of the foregoing candidates were elected and each received affirmative votes from more than a majority of the outstanding shares.
Proposal 2: The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
92,074,144
 
10,263,491
 
63,936
 
23,381,529
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Proposal 3: The vote on a proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 was as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
125,054,022
 
657,474
 
71,604
 
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Proposal 4: The vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase its authorized number of shares of common stock from 200,000,000 to 300,000,000 was as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
111,437,037
 
14,088,195
 
257,868
 
The foregoing proposal was approved.






Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.







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.
 
 
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
  
 
 
 
 
May 3, 2019
 
By:
 
/s/ Harry J. Leonhardt, Esq.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Harry J. Leonhardt, Esq.
 
 
Title:
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary




        

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.


FIRST: The name of the corporation is:
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
SECOND: The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of the registered agent at that address is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
FOURTH: The corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock, to be designated “Common Stock,” with a par value of $0.001 per share, and “Preferred Stock,” with a par value of $0.001 per share. The total number of shares of Common Stock that the corporation shall have authority to issue is 300,000,000, and the total number of shares of Preferred Stock that the corporation shall have authority to issue is 20,000,000.
The corporation’s Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the state of Delaware, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The number of authorized shares of any class of capital stock of the corporation may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Stock of the corporation, without the approval of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless the approval of any such holders is required pursuant to the certificate or certificates establishing any series of Preferred Stock.
FIFTH:
A.
The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the corporation, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot, unless the Bylaws so provide.
B.
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.
SIXTH: The Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of Bylaws of the Corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority of the directors present at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of Bylaws of the Corporation by the stockholders shall require, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.





SEVENTH: A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
If the Delaware General Corporation Law is hereafter amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of a director, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article SEVENTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
EIGHTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware and all rights conferred upon stockholders are granted subject to this reservation.