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
September 19, 2012
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
SOLAZYME, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35189 | 33-1077078 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 225 Gateway Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080 |
94080 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(650) 780-4777
(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 September 19, 2012, Solazyme, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below is a brief description of each matter acted upon by the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each such proposal. These proposals are described in greater detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2012.
| 1. | The stockholders considered a proposal to re-elect each of Ian T. Clark and William D. Lese to serve until the Company’s 2015 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The nominees were elected based upon the following votes: |
| Nominees |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Ian T. Clark |
36,142,083 | 104,403 | 20,143,510 | |||
| William D. Lese |
36,086,135 | 160,351 | 20,143,510 |
| 2. | The stockholders considered a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. This proposal was approved based upon the following votes: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 56,165,103 |
189,906 | 34,987 |
| 3. | The stockholders considered a proposal to approve, by advisory vote, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The proposal was approved based upon the following votes: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 36,061,463 |
128,175 | 56,848 | 20,143,510 |
| 4. | The stockholders considered a proposal to approve, by advisory vote, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation. A three-year frequency for the advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved based upon the following votes: |
| 1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstain | |||
| 6,720,650 |
204,690 | 29,147,625 | 173,521 |
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.
| SOLAZYME, INC. | ||||
| Date: September 24, 2012 | By: | /s/ Tyler W. Painter | ||
| Tyler W. Painter | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||