8-K

0001193125-16-623618.txt : 20160616 0001193125-16-623618.hdr.sgml : 20160616 20160616160601 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-623618 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160614 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20160616 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160616 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Calithera Biosciences, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001496671 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 272366329 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36644 FILM NUMBER: 161717672 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 343 OYSTER POINT BLVD #200 CITY: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94080 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-870-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 343 OYSTER POINT BLVD #200 CITY: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94080 8-K 1 d214048d8k.htm 8-K 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): June 14, 2016

Calithera Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-36644	27-2366329
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

343 Oyster Point Blvd. Suite 200

South San Francisco, California

94080

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 870-1000

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)

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 14, 2016, Calithera Biosciences, Inc. (“Calithera”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at Embassy Suites Hotel, 250 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080. At the Annual Meeting, Calithera’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in Calithera’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2016. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the results, including the number of votes cast for and against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

Proposal 1. Stockholders elected the two nominees for Class II directors to serve until Calithera’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:


Director Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Jonathan Drachman, M.D.		12,795,554		412,295		3,322,236
Deepa Pakianathan, Ph.D.		12,518,742		689,107		3,322,236

Proposal 2. Stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Calithera of Ernst & Young LLP as Calithera’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016. The voting results were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
16,370,762	135,232	24,091	0

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.


	Calithera Biosciences, Inc.


Dated: June 16, 2016	By:	/s/ William D. Waddill
		William D. Waddill
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasury and Secretary