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 15, 2010 (June 11, 2010)
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE | 000-50768 | 06-1376651 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3911 SORRENTO VALLEY BOULEVARD | ||
| SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA | 92121 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(858) 558-2871
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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. |
| (a) | The ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Registrant”) 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on June 11, 2010. |
| (b) | The election of two nominees to serve as Class III directors on Registrant’s board of directors until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was carried out at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following two Class III directors were re-elected by the votes indicated: |
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Laura Brege |
18,093,546 | 513,351 | 12,095,205 | |||
| Leslie Iversen |
18,073,014 | 533,883 | 12,095,205 |
In addition to the election of two Class III directors, (i) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 and (ii) the approval of Registrant’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan were submitted to stockholders for approval. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers was ratified and approved by the following vote: 30,314,373 votes for and 258,668 votes against, with 129,061 votes abstaining. Stockholders also approved Registrant’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan by the following vote: 16,423,593 votes for and 2,123,296 votes against, with 60,008 votes abstaining and 12,095,205 broker non-votes.
Each of the foregoing voting results from the Annual Meeting of Stockholders is final.
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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.
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ||||||
| By: | /S/ GLENN F. BAITY | |||||
| Date: June 15, 2010 |
Glenn F. Baity Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | |||||
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