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 7, 2017
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-37467 |
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26-3687168 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
One Kendall Square
Bldg. 1400E, Suite B14202
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 349-1971
None
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As disclosed in the proxy statement of Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) relating to the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, upon his election as a Class II director of the Company at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 7, 2017 (as described under Item 5.07 below), Kenneth Bate, who previously served as a Class III director of the Company, resigned as Class III director.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 7, 2017. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.
a) The stockholders of the Company elected Kenneth Bate and Jean George as Class II directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2020. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of Class II directors were as follows:
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Name |
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Votes For |
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Votes |
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Broker Non- |
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Votes |
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Kenneth Bate |
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8,724,376 |
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326,481 |
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6,698,090 |
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— |
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Jean George |
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8,962,069 |
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88,788 |
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6,698,090 |
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— |
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b) The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the ratification of such appointment were as follows:
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Votes Abstaining |
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15,482,796 |
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253,600 |
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0 |
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12,551 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CATABASIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
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Date: June 12, 2017 |
By: |
/s/ Jill C. Milne |
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Jill C. Milne, Ph.D. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |