8-K 1 a16-11860_18k.htm 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):  May 18, 2016

 

DEPOMED, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

001-13111

(Commission File Number)

 

California

 

94-3229046

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation)

 

 

 

7999 Gateway Blvd., Suite 300, Newark, California  94560

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

 

(510) 744-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

 

 



 

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

 

Depomed, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 18, 2016 to consider and vote on the following proposals: (i) the election of six directors to hold office until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Proposal 1); (ii) the approval of an increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Proposal 2); (iii) the approval of an increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Proposal 3); (iv) the approval of, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as more completely described in the Proxy Statement dated April 14, 2016 (Proposal 4); and (v) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 (Proposal 5).

 

Proposal 1:  The shareholders of the Company elected six directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.  The votes on Proposal 1 were as follows:

 

 

 

Shares Voted For

 

Shares Voted Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter D. Staple

 

36,175,602

 

6,143,524

 

85,330

 

10,235,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karen A. Dawes

 

36,169,133

 

6,147,100

 

88,223

 

10,235,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louis J. Lavigne, Jr.

 

36,201,282

 

6,095,063

 

108,111

 

10,235,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel R. Saks, M.D.

 

36,170,282

 

6,148,391

 

85,783

 

10,235,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James A. Schoeneck

 

36,495,032

 

5,851,267

 

58,157

 

10,235,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David B. Zenoff, D.B.A.

 

36,079,759

 

6,240,620

 

84,077

 

10,235,351

 

 

Proposal 2:  The shareholders of the Company approved the amendment to increase the number of shares available under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan as disclosed in the Proxy Statement dated April 14, 2016.  The votes on Proposal 2 were as follows:

 

For

 

36,013,924

 

Against

 

6,161,817

 

Abstain

 

228,715

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

10,235,351

 

 

Proposal 3:  The shareholders of the Company approved the increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The votes on Proposal 3 were as follows:

 

For

 

38,572,279

 

Against

 

3,549,139

 

Abstain

 

283,038

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

10,235,351

 

 

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Proposal 4: The shareholders of the Company approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement dated April 14, 2016.  The votes on Proposal 4 were as follows:

 

For

 

37,861,876

 

Against

 

4,030,067

 

Abstain

 

512,513

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

10,235,351

 

 

Proposal 5:  The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.  The votes on Proposal 5 were as follows:

 

For

 

52,017,975

 

Against

 

570,498

 

Abstain

 

51,334

 

 

Item 8.01              Other Events.

 

On May 18, 2016, Judge Claire C. Cecchi of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey entered an order enjoining any of Actavis Elizabeth LLC, Actavis LLC and Actavis Inc. (collectively, “Actavis”), Alkem Laboratories Limited and Ascend Laboratories (together, “Alkem”), Roxane Laboratories, Inc. (“Roxane”), and Watson Laboratories, Inc. (“Watson”) from marketing generic versions of any of NUCYNTA®, NUCYNTA® ER or NUCYNTA® oral solution prior to the Court’s issuance of a decision in the pending patent litigation.  The U.S. patents asserted in the consolidated action are: RE39,593; 7,994,364; and 8,536,130, which currently expire on August 5, 2022, June 27, 2025, and September 22, 2028, respectively. An additional six months of patent protection is expected for these patents upon issuance of pediatric exclusivity from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Judge Cecchi’s order states that she expects to render a decision on this matter no later than September 30, 2016.

 

On April 27, 2016, a bench trial was completed before Judge Cecchi in the patent litigation between the Company and each of Actavis, Alkem, Roxane and Watson related to Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDA) filed by each party seeking to market generic versions of NUCYNTA®, NUCYNTA® ER or NUCYNTA® oral solution prior to the expiration of the patents asserted in the litigation.

 

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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.

 

 

DEPOMED, INC.

 

 

Date: May 20, 2016

By:

/s/ Matthew M. Gosling

 

 

Matthew M. Gosling

 

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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