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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2015 (May 1, 2015)

 

 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36407   77-0602661

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

300 Third Street, Cambridge, MA   02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 551-8200

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 1, 2015. As of March 4, 2015, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 83,990,886 shares were issued and outstanding. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.

1. The Company’s stockholders re-elected the three persons listed below as Class II directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 

     Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Dennis A. Ausiello, M.D.

     66,003,944         344,327         5,152,851   

John K. Clarke

     65,916,278         431,993         5,152,851   

Marsha H. Fanucci

     65,974,824         373,447         5,152,851   

The terms of office of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting:

Michael W. Bonney

John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.

Steven M. Paul, M.D.

Paul R. Schimmel, Ph.D.

Amy W. Schulman

Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D.

Kevin P. Starr

2. The Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

  Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
63,240,685   3,073,710   33,876   5,152,851

3. The Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

63,187,787   2,899,402   261,082   5,152,851


4. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment by the Company’s Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

71,335,374   127,423   38,325   0


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.

 

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: May 5, 2015
By:

/s/ Michael P. Mason

Michael P. Mason
Vice President, Finance and Treasurer