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 22, 2012

 

 

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35420   94-3254365

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

850 Maude Avenue, Mountain View, CA   94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 210-2900

(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.

ChemoCentryx, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 22, 2012. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the meeting and the number of votes cast for, withheld or against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable.

 

  1. To elect the following two directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders:

 

Director Name

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D.

     21,000,552         79,252         105   

Joseph M. Feczko, M.D.

     21,001,701         78,103         105   

In accordance with the above results, each nominee was elected to serve as a director.

 

  2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Votes

21,058,084

  21,825   0   0

In accordance with the above results, the selection of Ernst & Young LLP was approved.


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.

 

  CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.
Date: June 27, 2012    
  By:  

/s/ Susan M. Kanaya

  Name:   Susan M. Kanaya
  Title:  

Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial

Officer and Secretary