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 10, 2014

 

 

SEQUENOM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-29101   77-0365889

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

3595 John Hopkins Court, San Diego, CA   92121
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 202-9000

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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

On June 10, 2014, we held our 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which our stockholders (i) elected Kenneth F. Buechler, John A. Fazio, Harry F. Hixson, Jr., Myla Lai-Goldman, Richard A. Lerner, Ronald M. Lindsay, David Pendarvis, Charles P. Slacik and William Welch as directors to hold office until our annual meeting of stockholders in 2015, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement, and (iii) ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

We had 116,392,957 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the close of business on April 14, 2014, the record date for the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 95,480,239 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy for the three proposals indicated above. The following sets forth detailed information regarding the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1: The election of Kenneth F. Buechler, John A. Fazio, Harry F. Hixson, Jr., Myla Lai-Goldman, Richard A. Lerner, Ronald M. Lindsay, David Pendarvis, Charles P. Slacik and William Welch as directors to hold office until our annual meeting of stockholders in 2015.

 

Director

   Votes For    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Kenneth F. Buechler

   22,569,857    1,937,132    70,973,250

John A. Fazio

   23,020,301    1,486,688    70,973,250

Harry F. Hixson, Jr.

   21,477,730    3,029,259    70,973,250

Myla Lai-Goldman

   23,025,490    1,481,499    70,973,250

Richard A. Lerner

   22,565,257    1,941,732    70,973,250

Ronald M. Lindsay

   21,643,265    2,863,724    70,973,250

David Pendarvis

   23,045,923    1,461,066    70,973,250

Charles P. Slacik

   22,814,527    1,692,462    70,973,250

William Welch

   23,259,234    1,247,755    70,973,250

Proposal 2: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement.

 

Votes For

     21,007,729   

Votes Against

     3,071,493   

Abstentions

     427,767   

Broker Non-Votes

     70,973,250   

Proposal 3: To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

Votes For

     89,820,529   

Votes Against

     5,271,808   

Abstentions

     387,902   

Broker Non-Votes

     0   


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.

 

    SEQUENOM, INC.
Dated: June 11, 2014     By:  

/s/ R. William Bowen

    Name:  

R. William Bowen

    Title:  

Senior Vice President and General Counsel