Form 8-K

 

 

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, 2011

 

 

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-31161   23-2908305

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

6166 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, California 92121

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

858.453.7200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

 

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In this report, “Arena Pharmaceuticals,” “Arena,” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., unless the context otherwise provides.

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

On June 13, 2011, we held our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the annual meeting, our stockholders (1) elected each of the director nominees named below to our Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal; (2) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the annual meeting; (3) indicated, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a preferred frequency of every year for the stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers; and (4) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The tables below set forth the results of the vote of our stockholders for the annual meeting.

Proposal 1: The election of directors

 

Director Nominee

   For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Jack Lief

     37,382,149         1,651,609         59,922,630   

Dominic P. Behan, Ph.D.

     37,618,950         1,414,808         59,922,630   

Donald D. Belcher

     37,213,040         1,820,718         59,922,630   

Scott H. Bice

     36,280,731         2,753,027         59,922,630   

Harry F. Hixson, Jr., Ph.D.

     37,586,350         1,447,408         59,922,630   

Tina S. Nova, Ph.D.

     37,284,954         1,748,804         59,922,630   

Phillip M. Schneider

     37,241,954         1,791,804         59,922,630   

Christine A. White, M.D.

     37,286,277         1,747,481         59,922,630   

Randall E. Woods

     37,296,177         1,737,581         59,922,630   

Proposal 2: The approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the annual meeting

 

Votes for approval

     35,432,771   

Votes against approval

     3,275,773   

Abstentions

     325,214   

Broker non-votes

     59,922,630   

Proposal 3: The indication, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the preferred frequency of the stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers

 

Votes for every year

     33,233,232   

Votes for every two years

     463,222   

Votes for every three years

     4,761,190   

Abstentions

     576,114   

Broker non-votes

     59,922,630   

 

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Based on these results, and consistent with the recommendation of our Board of Directors, we have determined that we will hold a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers every year.

Proposal 4: The ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP

 

Votes for approval

     95,605,661   

Votes against approval

     2,489,392   

Abstentions

     861,335   

Broker non-votes

     0   

 

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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.

 

Date: June 14, 2011     Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    By:  

/s/ Steven W. Spector

      Steven W. Spector
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
      Secretary

 

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