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): April 27, 2011

 

EPOCRATES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-35062

 

94-3326769

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

of incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

1100 Park Place, Suite 300

San Mateo, California

 

94403

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 227-1700

 

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:

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

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

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Epocrates, Inc. was held on April 27, 2011 in Ewing, New Jersey. Of the 23,386,419 shares outstanding as of the record date, 20,229,851 shares (approximately 86.5%) were present or represented by proxy at the meeting.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Epocrates’ stockholders: (i) elected Rosemary A. Crane, Patrick S. Jones, Peter C. Brandt, Philippe O. Chambon, Thomas L. Harrison, John E. Voris and Mark A. Wan as directors; (ii) approved the non-binding advisory resolution regarding executive compensation; (iii) approved three years for the non-binding advisory resolution regarding the frequency of the non-binding vote on executive compensation; and (iv) approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for Epocrates for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

 

The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders are as follows:

 

1. To elect seven directors to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Rosemary A. Crane

 

19,012,322

 

211,026

 

1,006,503

 

Patrick S. Jones

 

19,209,614

 

13,734

 

1,006,503

 

Peter C. Brandt

 

19,222,544

 

804

 

1,006,503

 

Philippe O. Chambon

 

19,039,317

 

184,031

 

1,006,503

 

Thomas L. Harrison

 

18,983,288

 

240,060

 

1,006,503

 

John E. Voris

 

17,929,970

 

1,293,378

 

1,006,503

 

Mark A. Wan

 

19,222,544

 

804

 

1,006,503

 

 

2. To approve the non-binding advisory resolution approving executive compensation.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstaining

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

18,922,354

 

299,609

 

1,385

 

1,006,503

 

 

3. To approve the non-binding advisory resolution regarding the frequency of the non-binding vote on executive compensation. “Three Years” was approved and Epocrates’ Board of Directors has decided to include a stockholder vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials every three years.

 

Three Years

 

Two Years

 

One Year

 

Votes Abstaining

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

13,430,411

 

34,782

 

5,455,930

 

302,225

 

1,006,503

 

 

4. To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for Epocrates for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstaining

 

Broker
Non-
Votes

 

19,781,264

 

425,465

 

23,122

 

0

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

 

EPOCRATES, INC.

 

 

 

Dated: April 28, 2011

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul F. Banta

 

 

Paul F. Banta

 

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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