UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 8, 2011
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-15803   33-0314804
         
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
101 Enterprise, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, California   92656
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 389-6700
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On February 11, 2011, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Report”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report the voting results of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on February 8, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”), including, among other matters, a stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation (“Say-On-Pay vote”). This Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment to the Original Report to disclose the Company’s decision as to how frequently it will hold an advisory Say-On-Pay vote.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company cast an advisory vote on whether future advisory stockholder Say-On-Pay votes should occur every 1, 2 or 3 years. A majority of stockholders present and entitled to vote on this proposal selected one year as the desired frequency of future stockholder say-on-pay votes. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
         
Frequency Period   Votes Cast  
 
One year
    33,232,098  
   
Two years
    565,287  
   
Three years
    3,696,051  
   
There were a total of 907,548 abstentions and no broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
In light of the results of such stockholder vote, on May 25, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a resolution to hold an annual Say-On-Pay vote. The next Say-On-Pay vote will be held at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 


 

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.
         
Date: June 10, 2011  Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Christine G. Ocampo    
    Christine G. Ocampo   
    Vice President, Finance