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): May 31, 2013
Horizon Pharma, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35238 | 27-2179987 | ||
(State of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
520 Lake Cook Road, Suite 520, Deerfield, Illinois 60015
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (224) 383-3000
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of stockholders at our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 31, 2013.
Proposal 1 Election of Directors
The following directors were elected to serve for three-year terms until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
Director Elected |
Number of Shares Voted For |
Number of Shares
Voted Against or Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Jean-Francois Formela, M.D. |
33,452,878 | 181,031 | 13,659,921 | |||||||||
Jeff Himawan, Ph.D. |
31,525,137 | 2,108,772 | 13,659,921 |
Proposal 2 Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
46,718,447 | 555,264 | 20,119 | 0 |
Proposal 3 Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers.
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
29,528,356 | 2,037,360 | 2,068,193 | 13,659,921 |
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.
Date: June 3, 2013 | Horizon Pharma, Inc. | |||||
By: | /s/ Robert J. De Vaere | |||||
Robert J. De Vaere | ||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |