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)

June 15, 2012

 


 

VIVUS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-33389

 

94-3136179

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1172 CASTRO STREET

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(650) 934-5200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

On June 15, 2012, VIVUS, Inc., or the Company, held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or the Annual Meeting.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected six directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation; and ratified the Company’s appointment of Odenberg, Ullakko, Muranishi & Co. LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012.  As previously disclosed, the Company intends to continue to solicit stockholder approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation on an annual basis at least until the next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes occurs.  The next advisory vote regarding the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation is required to occur no later than the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

The Company’s independent inspector of election reported the voting results as follows:

 

(i)  Election of six directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

Name

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Leland F. Wilson

 

48,940,799

 

677,525

 

 

35,402,250

 

Peter Y. Tam

 

47,329,985

 

2,288,339

 

 

35,402,250

 

Mark B. Logan

 

48,880,666

 

737,658

 

 

35,402,250

 

Charles J. Casamento

 

47,563,353

 

2,054,971

 

 

35,402,250

 

Linda M. Dairiki Shortliffe, M.D.

 

48,884,918

 

733,406

 

 

35,402,250

 

Ernest Mario, Ph.D.

 

49,050,212

 

568,112

 

 

35,402,250

 

 

(ii)  Approval of, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

48,778,305

 

723,197

 

116,822

 

35,402,250

 

 

(iii)  Ratification of the appointment of Odenberg, Ullakko, Muranishi & Co. LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

84,112,257

 

551,829

 

356,488

 

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.

 

 

 

VIVUS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:   

/s/ Lee B. Perry

 

 

Lee B. Perry

 

 

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

Date:  June 18, 2012

 

 

 

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