UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section
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BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its
Charter)
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*** Exercise
Your Right
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for
the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 06, 2017
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
105
DIGITAL DRIVE
NOVATO, CA
94949
ATTN: G. ERIC DAVIS, EVP &
GENERAL COUNSEL
| Meeting Information | |||
| Meeting Type: Annual Meeting | |||
| For holders as of: April 10, 2017 | |||
| Date: June 06, 2017 Time: 9:00 AM PDT | |||
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Location: |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | ||
| Seminar Room | |||
| 770 Lindaro Street | |||
| San Rafael, CA 94901 | |||
| For Directions, visit www.biomarin.com - "Contact us" | |||
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| Voting items |
| The
Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: |
| 1. | Election of
Directors | |
|
Nominees |
| 01 | Jean-Jacques Bienaimé | 02 | Willard Dere | 03 | Michael Grey | 04 | Elaine J. Heron | 05 | V. Bryan Lawlis | ||||
| 06 | Alan J. Lewis | 07 | Richard A. Meier | 08 | David Pyott | 09 | Dennis J. Slamon |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
| 2 | To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for BioMarin for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:
| 3 | To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the stockholders' approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 4, 5 and 6.
| 4 | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. |
| 5 | To approve the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. |
| 6 | To approve amendments to BioMarin's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to (i) increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 250,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares, and (ii) make certain minor administrative changes. |
NOTE: Your proxy holder will also vote on any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting.
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