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: May 9, 2012
(Date of earliest event reported)
ENTEROMEDICS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-33818
| Delaware | 48-1293684 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2800 Patton Road, St. Paul, Minnesota 55113
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(651) 634-3003
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 9, 2012, EnteroMedics Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the offices of Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, presided. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved each of the following proposals set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and mailed to stockholders on April 4, 2012 (the “2012 Proxy Statement”):
Proposal I:
The Company’s stockholders elected three Class II directors to hold office until the 2015 Annual Meeting and until the director’s successor is elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal.
Based on the following results of voting, each of the Class II directors was re-elected:
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Luke Evnin, Ph.D. |
25,569,379 | 622,298 | — | 5,869,466 | ||||||||
| Bobby I. Griffin |
26,557,628 | 634,049 | — | 5,869,466 | ||||||||
| Paul H. Klingenstein |
27,152,523 | 39,154 | — | 5,869,466 | ||||||||
Proposal II:
The Company’s stockholders authorized an amendment to the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, by 40 million shares from 85 million to 125 million, as set forth below:
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 32,781,932 | 142,289 | 110,923 | 25,999 |
Proposal III:
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2012, as set forth below:
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 33,039,444 | 10,219 | 11,480 | — |
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.
| ENTEROMEDICS INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Greg S. Lea | |
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| Greg S. Lea | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: May 11, 2012