8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K 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

May 21, 2010

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)

Commission File No. 001-33057

 

 

CATALYST PHARMACEUTICAL PARTNERS, INC.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   76-0837053

(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of

Incorporation Or Organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1370

Coral Gables, Florida 33134

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices)

(305) 529-2522

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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)

 

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¨ 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

On May 21, 2010, Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, 50 Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables, Florida.

Patrick J. McEnany, Philip H. Coelho, Hubert E. Huckel, Charles B. O’Keeffe, David S. Tierney, and Milton J. Wallace were elected to the Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The shareholders also ratified the Board of Directors’ appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The final voting results on these matters were as follows:

 

1. Election of Directors:

 

Name

   Votes For    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Patrick J. McEnany

   10,038,646    86,293    4,055,798

Philip H. Coelho

   10,091,259    33,680    4,055,798

Hubert E. Huckel

   10,036,946    87,993    4,055,798

Charles B. O’Keeffe

   10,027,446    97,493    4,055,798

David S. Tierney

   10,092,059    32,880    4,055,798

Milton J. Wallace

   10,089,559    35,380    4,055,798

 

2. Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Abstained

14,118,320

   58,892    3,525


SIGNATURES

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

 

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Jack Weinstein

  Jack Weinstein
  Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
  Financial Officer

Dated: August 4, 2010