UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
FORM 8-K/A
(as to Item 5.02)
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 11, 2011
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-14169
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22-3178468 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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14200 Shady Grove Road,
Rockville, Maryland
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20850-7464 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (301) 309-8504
(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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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 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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Item 5.02. |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) Effective May 12, 2011, the Board of Directors of Human Genome Sciences, Inc. appointed
Allan Baxter, Ph.D. as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of
Jürgen Drews, M.D.
Dr. Baxter was not selected as a director pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with
any other person. In connection with his appointment to the Board, and pursuant to the Companys
Second Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, the Company granted Dr. Baxter options to
purchase 25,000 shares of the Companys common stock at a price
of $27.51 per share. As a
non-employee director, Dr. Baxter will receive compensation in accordance with the Companys
non-employee director compensation practices, which are summarized in the Companys Definitive
Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A under the heading Director Compensation, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2011. Dr. Baxter also entered into the Companys
standard form of Indemnification Agreement, the form of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July
22, 2010.
Effective May 12, 2011, the Board of Directors made the following Board committee
appointments:
Audit Committee
Tuan Ha-Ngoc (chair)
Richard J. Danzig
Gregory Norden
Compensation Committee
Augustine Lawlor (chair)
Colin Goddard, Ph.D.
Argeris Karabelas, Ph.D.
John L. LaMattina, Ph.D.
Finance Committee
Argeris Karabelas, Ph.D. (chair)
Richard J. Danzig
Augustine Lawlor
John L. LaMattina, Ph.D.
Nominating and Governance Committee
Robert C. Young, M.D. (chair)
Allan Baxter, Ph.D.
Maxine Gowen, Ph.D.
George J. Morrow
(e) On May 11, 2011, at the annual meeting of stockholders, stockholders of the Company
approved the Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the
Plan). All employees, officers and non-employee directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are
eligible to receive awards under the Plan. Under the Plan, the Compensation Committee may grant
stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted or unrestricted stock awards, restricted stock
units, performance awards and cash incentive awards. This description of the Plan is qualified in
its entirety by reference to
the actual Plan, which was filed as Appendix A to the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2011, and is hereby
incorporated by reference.
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Item 5.07. |
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 11, 2011, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. At this meeting,
stockholders were requested to: (1) elect eleven directors; (2) ratify the appointment of the
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011; (3) approve the amendment of
the Companys stock incentive plan; (4) vote, on an advisory basis, on executive compensation; and
(5) vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive
compensation. The proposals are described in detail in the Companys proxy statement. The
following actions were taken by the Companys stockholders with respect to each of the foregoing
proposals:
1. The election of eleven directors. All of the nominees for director were elected. The table
below sets forth the voting results for each director:
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Votes |
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Votes |
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Broker |
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Non-Votes |
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Richard J. Danzig |
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142,643,999 |
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2,128,904 |
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26,288,523 |
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Colin Goddard, Ph.D. |
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144,467,021 |
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305,882 |
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26,288,523 |
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Maxine Gowen, Ph.D. |
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144,433,314 |
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339,589 |
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26,288,523 |
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Tuan Ha-Ngoc |
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139,447,661 |
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5,325,242 |
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26,288,523 |
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A. N. Jerry Karabelas, Ph.D. |
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141,194,134 |
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3,578,769 |
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26,288,523 |
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John L. LaMattina, Ph.D. |
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141,227,563 |
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3,545,340 |
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26,288,523 |
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Augustine Lawlor |
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139,498,968 |
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5,273,935 |
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26,288,523 |
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George J. Morrow |
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144,418,464 |
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354,439 |
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26,288,523 |
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Gregory Norden |
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144,475,343 |
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297,560 |
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26,288,523 |
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H. Thomas Watkins |
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144,436,076 |
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336,827 |
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26,288,523 |
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Robert C. Young, M.D. |
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138,568,183 |
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6,204,720 |
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26,288,523 |
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2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011. The voting results were as follows. There
were no broker non-votes.
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Abstain |
167,175,625
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3,739,171
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146,630 |
3. Approval of amendment of the Companys stock incentive plan. The voting results were as
follows.
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
88,905,554
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55,609,241
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258,108
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26,288,523 |
4. Advisory vote on executive compensation.
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For |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
139,694,687
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4,809,060
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269,156
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26,288,523 |