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): May 18, 2016
VERSARTIS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36361 | 26-4106690 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
4200 Bohannon Drive, Suite 250
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 963-8580
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 18, 2016, Versartis, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 2:00 p.m. local time at the Company’s offices located at 4040 Campbell Avenue, Suite 210, Menlo Park, California 94025 (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 4, 2016, the Company’s record date, there were a total of 29,422,247 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 19,625,148 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present. Two items of business were acted upon by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors to Hold Office Until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Mr. Jay P. Shepard, Dr. Shahzad Malik and Dr. Anthony Y. Sun were elected to serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) for three-year terms and until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.
Votes were cast as follows for the election of directors:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Jay P. Shepard |
13,983,569 | 1,367,433 | 4,274,146 | |||||||||
| Shahzad Malik |
14,302,494 | 1,048,508 | 4,274,146 | |||||||||
| Anthony Y. Sun |
14,292,694 | 1,058,308 | 4,274,146 | |||||||||
Since the Board is divided into three classes with one class elected each year to hold office for a three-year term, the following directors continued to serve as directors of the Company immediately after the Annual Meeting: Srinivas Akkaraju, R. Scott Greer, Edmon R. Jennings and John Varian.
Proposal 2—Ratification of the Selection of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016 by the following vote:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 19,570,978 |
38,426 | 15,744 | — |
SIGNATURE
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.
| VERSARTIS, INC. | ||||
| Dated: May 23, 2016 | By: | /s/ Joshua Brumm | ||
| Joshua Brumm Chief Financial Officer | ||||