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): | October 31, 2013 |
Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50767 | 04-3523569 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1255 Crescent Green Drive, Suite 250, Cary, North Carolina | 27518 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 919-678-6611 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 31, 2013, the Company held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to (i) elect nine members to the Board of Directors to serve as directors until the sooner of the election and qualification of their successors or the next annual meeting of stockholders and (ii) ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. For more information about the foregoing matters, see the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2013.
As of September 12, 2013, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 26,840,805 shares of common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 22,518,861 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The certified results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal No. 1 — Election of nine nominees as directors of the Company.
Nominee
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For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote |
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Craig A. Collard
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18,265,338 | 87,988 | 4,165,535 | |||||||||||||||
Christopher Codeanne
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18,269,977 | 83,349 | 4,165,535 | |||||||||||||||
Michael Enright
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18,103,767 | 249,559 | 4,165,535 | |||||||||||||||
Anton Giorgio Failla
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16,892,351 | 1,460,975 | 4,165,535 | |||||||||||||||
James Harper
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18,298,991 | 54,335 | 4,165,535 | |||||||||||||||
Michael Heffernan
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18,298,991 | 54,335 | 4,165,535 | |||||||||||||||
Laura Shawver
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18,298,957 | 54,369 | 4,165,535 | |||||||||||||||
Robert M. Stephan
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18,221,108 | 132,218 | 4,165,535 | |||||||||||||||
Marco Vecchia
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18,178,879 | 174,447 | 4,165,535 | |||||||||||||||
All director nominees were duly elected.
Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
For |
22,466,842 | |||
Against |
52,019 | |||
Abstain |
0 |
This proposal was approved.
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.
| Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. | ||||
| October 31, 2013 | By: |
/s/ Craig A. Collard
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| Name: Craig A. Collard | ||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||