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 24, 2020

 

Odonate Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-38318

82-2493065

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4747 Executive Drive, Suite 510

San Diego, CA 92121

(858) 731-8180

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

N/A

(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:

 

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

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

ODT

Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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 June 24, 2020, Odonate Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals, which are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”):

 

 

1.

Election of the 5 director nominees named in the Proxy Statement to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

 

2.

Ratification of the selection of Squar Milner LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020; and

 

 

3.

Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on May 8, 2020 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on the Record Date, 32,109,850 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, of which 29,840,389 shares of common stock were present at the Annual Meeting, either in attendance via the live webcast or represented by proxy.

Each of the proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting was approved by the Company’s stockholders. The final voting results with respect to each of the proposals are set forth below:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

Name of Director Nominees

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

Kevin Tang

 

28,425,761

 

398,296

 

53

 

1,016,279

Aaron Davis

 

27,875,296

 

948,716

 

98

 

1,016,279

Craig Johnson

 

28,103,444

 

720,611

 

55

 

1,016,279

Laura Johnson

 

28,806,247

 

17,810

 

53

 

1,016,279

Robert Rosen

 

28,387,309

 

436,706

 

95

 

1,016,279

Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

29,840,237

 

-

 

152

Proposal 3: Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

28,803,807

 

19,071

 

1,232

 

1,016,279


 


 

SIGNATURE

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.

 

 

Odonate Therapeutics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: June 26, 2020

By:

 

/s/    Michael Hearne

 

 

 

Michael Hearne

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer