Form 8-K

 

 

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 6, 2014

 

 

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 and zip code)

(617) 607-0800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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.

At the Annual Meeting held on February 6, 2014, 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 10, 2014.

Proposal No. 1: To Elect Two Class I Directors to Serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting. The stockholders elected the following individuals as Class I directors of the Company:

 

Name of Director Nominee

    Votes For      Votes
Withheld		      Broker
Non-Votes		  

Bruce L. A. Carter, Ph.D.

      10,301,466         20,261         3,510,425   

Jay R. Luly, Ph.D.

      10,184,827         136,900         3,510,425   

Proposal No. 2: To Ratify the Appointment of Enanta’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014.

 

Votes For

    Votes
Against		    Abstain    Broker
Non-Votes

13,806,526

    19,356    6,270    0

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: February 7, 2014     ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Paul J. Mellett

      Paul J. Mellett
      Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer