drrx-8k_20180619.htm

 

 

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 20, 2018 (June 19, 2018)

 

DURECT CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

000-31615

 

94-3297098

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

10260 Bubb Road

Cupertino, CA 95014

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(408) 777-1417

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 


 


 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of DURECT Corporation (the “Company”), held on June 19, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment of the 2000 Stock Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock available for issuance by 7,500,000 shares.

The foregoing description of the amendment of the 2000 Stock Plan is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2000 Stock Plan, as amended, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

The disclosure set forth under Proposal 1 and Proposal 3 in Item 5.07 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 to 350,000,000. The Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and it became effective on June 20, 2018.

The foregoing description of the Charter Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Charter Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting held on June 19, 2018, there were 144,714,691 shares represented to vote either in person or by proxy, or 89.5% of the outstanding shares, which represented a quorum.  The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

James E. Brown and Armand P. Neukermans were elected as Class III directors for a term of three years.  The voting for each director was as follows:

 

 

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Vote

James E. Brown

 

86,177,645

 

2,518,330

 

56,018,716

Armand P. Neukermans

 

81,832,060

 

6,863,915

 

56,018,716

 

Proposal 2: An amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 to 350,000,000

 

The amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation was approved based upon the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

131,662,774

 

12,145,711

 

906,206

 

0

 

 

Proposal 3: An amendment of the 2000 Stock Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock available for issuance by 7,500,000 shares

 

The amendment of the 2000 Stock Plan was approved based upon the following votes:

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For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

74,513,848

 

14,010,951

 

171,176

 

56,018,716

 

 

Proposal 4: Say on Pay – An advisory vote on the approval of executive compensation

 

The Company’s executive compensation was approved on a non-binding, advisory basis based upon the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

86,463,134

 

1,768,703

 

464,138

 

56,018,716

 

 

Proposal 5: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the Current Fiscal Year

 

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018 was ratified based upon the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

142,491,118

 

875,854

 

1,347,719

 

0

 

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

ExhibitDescription

3.1

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Durect Corporation

10.1*DURECT Corporation 2000 Stock Plan, as amended.

 

__________

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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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.

 

 

DURECT Corporation

 

 

 

Date: June 20, 2018

By: /s/ James E. Brown

  James E. Brown

  President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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