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): June 12, 2019
PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-35969 | 04-3416587 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
100 Corporate Court | ||
South Plainfield, NJ | 07080 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 222-7000
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | PTCT | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 12, 2019. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
The stockholders of the Company elected three Class III directors, each to hold office until the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, as follows:
Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
Allan Jacobson, Ph.D. | 45,153,984 | 3,437,493 | 3,123,806 | |||||||
David P. Southwell | 46,809,911 | 1,781,566 | 3,123,806 | |||||||
Dawn Svoronos | 47,721,950 | 869,527 | 3,123,806 | |||||||
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified by the Company’s stockholders with 51,489,402 votes “For,” 123,577 votes “Against,” and 102,304 votes “Abstained.”
The non-binding advisory proposal on named executive officer compensation was approved by the Company’s stockholders with 47,844,878 votes “For,” 577,120 votes “Against,” 169,479 votes “Abstained,” and 3,123,806 broker non-votes.
Signature
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.
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
Date: June 13, 2019 | By: | /s/ Emily Hill |
Name: | Emily Hill | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |