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): May 22, 2015
OMEROS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington | 001-34475 | 91-1663741 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
201 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, Washington 98119
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(206) 676-5000
(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 Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Omeros Corporation, or Omeros, was held on May 22, 2015. Shareholders of record at the close of business on April 2, 2015 were entitled to vote up to 37,825,261 shares of common stock at the annual meeting. A total of 32,389,677 (85.63%) shares were represented at the annual meeting in person or by proxy. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at 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:
(1) The election of the following two Class III directors, each to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D. |
15,561,611 | 1,353,658 | 15,474,408 | |||||||||
| Leroy E. Hood, M.D., Ph.D. |
14,996,847 | 1,918,422 | 15,474,408 | |||||||||
(2) The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Omeros’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 32,223,954 |
147,562 | 18,161 | 0 |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 22, 2015, Omeros issued a press release announcing that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use had adopted a positive opinion for Omeros’ drug product Omidria® (phenylephrine and ketorolac injection) 1%/0.3%. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 22, 2015 | |
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.
| OMEROS CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory A. Demopulos | |
| Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D. | ||
| President, Chief Executive Officer and | ||
| Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
Date: May 28, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 22, 2015 | |