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, 2011
VERENIUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-29173 | 22-3297375 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 4955 Directors Place, San Diego, CA | 92121 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-2990
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| Item 5.07 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 25, 2011. There were 12,612,352 shares of common stock entitled to be voted as of April 15, 2011, and 8,106,296 shares present in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.
Two items of business were acted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The voting results are as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
Stockholders elected the three nominees to serve on the board of directors until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Mr. Peter Johnson |
2,810,629 | 723,973 | 4,571,694 | |||
| Ms. Cheryl Wenzinger |
3,239,568 | 295,034 | 4,571,694 | |||
| Mr. Michael Zak |
3,245,543 | 289,059 | 4,571,694 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 7,952,957 |
38,172 | 115,167 | 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.
| VERENIUM CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: June 1, 2011 | By: | /s/ James E. Levine | ||||
| Name: | James E. Levine | |||||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||