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 21, 2015
CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35420 | 94-3254365 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 850 Maude Avenue, Mountain View, CA | 94043 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 210-2900
(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
ChemoCentryx, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 21, 2015. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the meeting and the number of votes cast for, withheld or against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable.
| 1. | To elect the following directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders: |
| Director Name |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D. |
29,525,651 | 71,180 | 3,428,112 | |||||||||
| Joseph M. Feczko, M.D. |
29,525,906 | 70,925 | 3,428,112 | |||||||||
In accordance with the above results, above nominees were elected to serve as directors.
| 2. | To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 32,946,525 | 65,499 | 12,919 | 0 | |||
In accordance with the above results, the selection of Ernst and Young LLP was approved.
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.
| CHEMOCENTRYX, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 22, 2015 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Susan M. Kanaya | |||||
| Name: | Susan M. Kanaya | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |||||