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 25, 2016 (May 24, 2016)
KEMPHARM, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
001-36913 |
20-5894398 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2656 Crosspark Road, Suite 100 Coralville, IA |
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52241 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (319) 665-2575
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 24, 2016, KemPharm, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2016 Annual Meeting”), for the following purposes:
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to elect two nominees for director, each to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor has been elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal; and |
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to ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. |
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Of the 14,512,263 shares outstanding as of the record date, 12,807,582 shares, or 88.25%, were present or represented by proxy at the 2016 Annual Meeting. At the 2016 Annual Meeting, each of Travis C. Mickle and Danny L. Thompson was re-elected as a director of the Company. The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The final voting results on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the 2016 Annual Meeting were as follows:
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Election of Directors |
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Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Travis C. Mickle |
6,975,879 |
2,188,128 |
3,643,575 |
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Danny L. Thompson |
6,976,294 |
2,187,713 |
3,643,575 |
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Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 |
12,292,337 |
515,245 |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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KEMPHARM, INC. |
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Date: May 25, 2016 |
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/s/ R. LaDuane Clifton |
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R. LaDuane Clifton |
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Chief Financial Officer |