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

May 20, 2011

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)

Commission File No. 001-33057

 

 

CATALYST PHARMACEUTICAL PARTNERS, INC.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   76-0837053

(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of

Incorporation Or Organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1370

Coral Gables, Florida 33134

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices)

(305) 529-2522

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 20, 2011, Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, 50 Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables, Florida.

Patrick J. McEnany, Philip H. Coelho, Hubert E. Huckel, Charles B. O’Keeffe, David S. Tierney, and Milton J. Wallace were elected to the Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The shareholders also approved an amendment to the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and ratified the Board of Directors’ appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The final voting results on these matters were as follows:

 

1. Election of Directors:

 

Name

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Patrick J. McEnany

     12,567,715         106,076         6,151,707   

Philip H. Coelho

     12,626,853         46,938         6,151,707   

Hubert E. Huckel

     12,579,565         94,226         6,151,707   

Charles B. O’Keeffe

     12,565,415         108,376         6,151,707   

David S. Tierney

     12,638,703         35,088         6,151,707   

Milton J. Wallace

     12,639,353         34,438         6,151,707   

 

2. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Abstained

  

Broker Non-Votes

10,664,193    2,001,966    7,632    6,151,707

 

3. Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Abstained

18,738,695    79,664    7,139


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Jack Weinstein

Jack Weinstein
Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer

Dated: May 23, 2011