8-K

Final Voting Results

Against

Abstain

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 11, 2019

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-36183	33-0971591
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2155 Park Blvd. Palo Alto, California		94306
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 272-6138

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share)

EIGR

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

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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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 11, 2019, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter. A more complete description of each matter is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019.

Proposal 1—Election of Directors


	Final Voting Results
Nominees	For	Withheld	Broker Non- Votes
David A. Cory, R.Ph	12,161,353	760,198	2,983,647
David Apelian, M.D., Ph.D.	12,092,768	828,783	2,983,647
Christine Murray, M.S., R.A.C.	12,161,195	760,356	2,983,647

The Company’s stockholders elected each of the three nominees for director to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor is elected.

Proposal 2—Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

No other matters were submitted for stockholder action.

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.

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dated: June 12, 2019

By:

/s/ Sriram Ryali

Sriram Ryali

Chief Financial Officer