8-K



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 4, 2016
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HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
001-32335
 
88-0488686
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
11388 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California
 
92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
858-794-8889
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The Board of Directors of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) has decided not to renew the Amended Rights Agreement between the Company and Corporate Stock Transfer, as rights agent, as amended as of November 12, 2007 (the “Rights Agreement”). As a result, the Rights Agreement expired on its scheduled expiration date of May 4, 2016.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Following the expiration of the Rights Agreement, on May 5, 2016, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Elimination eliminating from its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, the designation of certain shares of its preferred stock as Series A Preferred Stock, which had been established for potential use in connection with the Rights Agreement. As a result, all shares of preferred stock previously designated as Series A Preferred Stock were eliminated and returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, without designation.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 4, 2016, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Of the 129,094,728 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of the record date, 108,922,268 shares were represented at the annual meeting.
The stockholders considered five proposals at the meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2016. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of three Class III directors to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:
Names
 
Votes For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Jeffrey W. Henderson
 
77,415,239
 
924,722
 
30,582,307
Connie L. Matsui
 
77,186,739
 
1,153,222
 
30,582,307
Helen I. Torley
 
77,391,128
 
948,833
 
30,582,307
Each of the foregoing candidates were elected and each received affirmative votes from more than a majority of the outstanding shares.
Proposal 2: The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's executive named officers was as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
72,342,749
 
5,103,695
 
893,517
 
30,582,307
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Proposal 3: The vote on a proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
107,777,718
 
390,158
 
754,392
 
The foregoing proposal was approved.





Proposal 4: The vote on a proposal to approve amendments to the Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Plan was as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
71,239,366
 
6,308,329
 
792,266
 
30,582,307
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Proposal 5: The vote on a proposal to approve amendments to the Executive Incentive Plan was as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
76,100,462
 
1,432,668
 
806,831
 
30,582,307
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1
 
Certificate of Elimination of the Series A Preferred Stock of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.






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.
 
 
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
  
 
 
 
 
May 6, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Harry J. Leonhardt, Esq.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Harry J. Leonhardt, Esq.

 
 
Title:
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary







        

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.        Description
3.1            Certificate of Elimination of the Series A Preferred Stock of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.