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 6, 2016 (May 3, 2016)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36407 | 77-0602661 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 300 Third Street, Cambridge, MA | 02142 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 551-8200
Not applicable
(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.
The 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 3, 2016. As of March 11, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 85,355,302 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.
1. The Company’s stockholders re-elected the three persons listed below as Class III directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| Steven M. Paul, M.D. |
69,348,665 | 2,892,943 | 32,406 | 4,813,661 | ||||
| Amy W. Schulman |
70,925,597 | 1,315,825 | 32,592 | 4,813,661 | ||||
| Kevin P. Starr |
69,319,567 | 2,927,691 | 26,756 | 4,813,661 |
The terms of office of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting:
Dennis A. Ausiello, M.D.
Michael W. Bonney
John K. Clarke
Marsha H. Fanucci
John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.
David E.I. Pyott
Paul R. Schimmel, Ph.D.
Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D.
2. The Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 65,271,973 |
6,957,004 | 45,037 | 4,813,661 |
3. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment by the Company’s Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The voting results were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 76,735,248 |
324,156 | 28,271 | 0 |
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.
| ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 6, 2016 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Michael P. Mason | |||||
| Michael P. Mason Vice President, Finance and Treasurer | ||||||