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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 24, 2020 (the “Meeting”), our stockholders elected five members to our board of directors, each for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2021, as follows:
| Members | Number of Shares Voted For | Number of Shares Voted Against or Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| George W. Bickerstaff, III | 56,694,320 | 32,618,767 | 4,720,442 | ||||
| Mark DiPaolo, Esq. | 56,166,516 | 33,146,571 | 4,720,442 | ||||
| Jules Haimovitz | 56,472,230 | 32,840,857 | 4,720,442 | ||||
| Odysseas D. Kostas, M.D. | 56,304,404 | 33,008,683 | 4,720,442 | ||||
| Sarah Schlesinger, M.D. | 55,808,366 | 33,504,721 | 4,720,442 |
At the Meeting, our stockholders next approved on a non-binding advisory basis, Innoviva’s 2019 executive compensation. The vote for such approval was 54,326,646 shares for, 34,922,378 shares against, 64,063 shares abstaining, and 4,720,442 shares of broker non-votes.
Also at the Meeting, our stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The vote for such ratification was 93,803,143 shares for, 187,350 shares against, 43,036 shares abstaining and no broker non-votes.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| INNOVIVA, INC. | |||
| Date: April 28, 2020 | By: | /s/ Geoffrey Hulme | |
| Geoffrey Hulme | |||
| Interim Principal Executive Officer | |||
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Apr. 24, 2020 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Period End Date | Apr. 24, 2020 |
| Entity File Number | 000-30319 |
| Entity Registrant Name | INNOVIVA, INC. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001080014 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 94-3265960 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 1350 Old Bayshore Highway, |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 400 |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Burlingame |
| Entity Address, State or Province | CA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 94010 |
| City Area Code | 650 |
| Local Phone Number | 238-9600 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
| Trading Symbol | INVA |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |