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): June 18, 2014

 

 

CELGENE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34912   22-2711928

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

86 Morris Avenue, Summit,

New Jersey

  07901
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 673-9000

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


ITEM 5.02

  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

(e) At the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Celgene Corporation (the “Company”) held on June 18, 2014, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) of the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to, among other things:

 

    Adopt an aggregate share reserve of 113,981,641 shares of our Common Stock. This number includes our current share reserve of 104,981,641 shares of our Common Stock and 9,000,000 additional new shares of our Common Stock.

 

    Extend the term of the Plan through April 16, 2024.

In addition to the foregoing, our stockholders reapproved the Section 162(m) performance goals under the Plan so that certain incentive awards granted under the Plan to executive officers of the Company may qualify as exempt performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The foregoing is a brief summary of the principal provisions of the amendments to the Plan and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, as amended. Amendment No. 1 to the Plan is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 5.07

  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

(a) The annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on June 18, 2014.

(b) Stockholders voted on the matters set forth below:

Proposal 1. Election of Directors:

 

     For      Against    Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Robert J. Hugin

     283,301,242       N/A      15,712,040         43,964,199   

Richard W. Barker, D.Phil.

     291,292,688       N/A      7,720,594         43,964,199   

Michael D. Casey

     286,540,306       N/A      12,472,976         43,964,199   

Carrie S. Cox

     290,564,418       N/A      8,448,864         43,964,199   

Rodman L. Drake

     288,639,125       N/A      10,374,157         43,964,199   

Michael A. Friedman, M.D.

     288,743,026       N/A      10,270,256         43,964,199   

Gilla Kaplan, Ph.D.

     288,507,006       N/A      10,506,276         43,964,199   

James J. Loughlin

     291,719,599       N/A      7,293,683         43,964,199   

Ernest Mario, Ph.D.

     248,059,393       N/A      50,953,889         43,964,199   

Proposal 2. Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014:

 

For

     339,098,840   

Against

     3,002,319   

Abstain

     876,322   

Broker Non-Votes

     0   

Proposal 3. Amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock and to effect a stock split:

 

For

     339,885,699   

Against

     1,971,189   

Abstain

     1,120,593   

Broker Non-Votes

     0   


Proposal 4. Amendment of the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the description of the amendments to the Plan contained in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference):

 

For

     208,480,003   

Against

     89,484,672   

Abstain

     1,048,607   

Broker Non-Votes

     43,964,199   

Proposal 5. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

 

For

     284,784,827   

Against

     11,776,570   

Abstain

     2,451,885   

Broker Non-Votes

     43,964,199   

Proposal 6. Advisory Vote on Stockholder Proposal (described in more detail in the Proxy Statement):

 

For

     106,383,212   

Against

     180,328,407   

Abstain

     12,301,663   

Broker Non-Votes

     43,964,199   

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.01

  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

  10.1     Amendment No.1 to the Celgene Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of April 17, 2013)

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    CELGENE CORPORATION
Date: June 19, 2014     By:  

/s/ Jacqualyn A. Fouse

      Jacqualyn A. Fouse
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

10.1    Amendment No. 1 to the Celgene Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of April 17, 2013)