UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 3, 2014

 

 

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-14895		93-0797222
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

215 First Street

Suite 415

Cambridge, MA 02142

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 274-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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 following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) Annual Meeting held on June 3, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”) and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, April 8, 2014, there were 37,986,041 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. There were 29,305,839 shares of common stock present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented 77.15% of the voting power of the shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business.

The matters voted upon were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

Name of Nominee		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Christopher Garabedian			15,707,910				373,365				13,224,294
William Goolsbee			15,347,335				734,210				13,224,294
Gil Price, M.D.			15,228,849				852,696				13,224,294
Hans Wigzell, M.D., Ph.D.			15,407,837				673,708				13,224,294

Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the Director nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Board of Directors to serve a two year term expiring at the Company’s Annual Meeting held in 2016. There were no additional director nominations brought before the meeting.

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on 2013 Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
	10,456,775				5,337,875				286,895				13,224,294

Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the 2013 executive compensation was approved on an advisory basis.

Proposal 3: Ratification of KPMG as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

For				Against				Abstain
	28,459,619				326,347				519,873

Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified and approved.

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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: June 6, 2014