enta-8k_20190228.htm

 

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): February 28, 2019

 

ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

001-35839

04-3205099

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

500 Arsenal Street, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(617) 607-0800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 


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

At the annual meeting of stockholders held on February 28, 2019, Enanta’s stockholders voted on the following proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2019. 

 

Proposal No. 1: To Elect Two Class III Directors to Serve Until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. 

The stockholders re-elected the following individuals as Class III directors of the Company:

 

Name of Director Nominee

 

Votes For

 

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

Broker

Non-Votes

 

Stephen Buckley, Jr.

 

 

14,546,299

 

 

 

111,236

 

 

 

1,438,218

 

Lesley Russell

 

 

14,551,689

 

 

 

105,846

 

 

 

1,438,218

 

 

Proposal No. 2: To Approve the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.

The stockholders approved the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Votes For

 

 

Votes Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker

Non-Votes

 

 

8,719,605

 

 

 

5,927,973

 

 

 

9,957

 

 

 

1,438,218

 

 

Proposal No. 3: To Approve, on an Advisory Basis, the Frequency of Holding an Advisory Vote on the Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

The stockholders approved the frequency of holding an advisory vote on compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Each Year

 

 

2 Years

 

 

3 Years

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker

Non-Votes

 

 

14,157,448

 

 

 

8,587

 

 

 

477,415

 

 

 

14,084

 

 

 

1,438,219

 

 

Proposal No. 4: To Approve, on an Advisory Basis, the Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

The stockholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation, or a “say-on-pay” vote.

 

Votes For

 

 

Votes Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker

Non-Votes

 

 

14,439,535

 

 

 

195,192

 

 

 

22,807

 

 

 

1,438,219

 

 

Proposal No. 5: To Ratify the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Enanta’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2019 Fiscal Year. 

The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

Votes For

 

 

Votes Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker

Non-Votes

 

15,925,976

 

 

 

153,158

 

 

 

16,619

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

Date: March 6, 2019

ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Jay R. Luly, Ph.D.

 

Jay R. Luly, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer