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 11, 2010
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-31161 | 23-2908305 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
6166 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
858.453.7200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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In this report, “Arena Pharmaceuticals,” “Arena,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., unless the context otherwise provides.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 11, 2010, we held our 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and below are descriptions of the two matters voted upon and the votes received.
1. Director Election
As set forth below, the nine director nominees were all elected as directors to our Board to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The voting results with respect to the election of directors are as follows:
| Director Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Jack Lief |
38,951,289 | 1,042,947 | 39,967,373 | |||
| Dominic P. Behan, Ph.D. |
39,496,168 | 498,068 | 39,967,373 | |||
| Donald D. Belcher |
37,791,712 | 2,202,524 | 39,967,373 | |||
| Scott H. Bice |
38,807,506 | 1,186,730 | 39,967,373 | |||
| Harry F. Hixson, Jr., Ph.D. |
37,303,018 | 2,691,218 | 39,967,373 | |||
| Tina S. Nova, Ph.D. |
38,557,380 | 1,436,856 | 39,967,373 | |||
| Phillip M. Schneider |
39,516,074 | 478,162 | 39,967,373 | |||
| Christine A. White, M.D. |
39,235,850 | 758,386 | 39,967,373 | |||
| Randall E. Woods |
38,827,008 | 1,167,228 | 39,967,373 |
2. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP
Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, and the voting results are as follows:
| Votes for approval |
78,781,530 | |
| Votes against approval |
760,389 | |
| Abstentions |
419,690 | |
| 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.
| Date: June 14, 2010 | Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /S/ STEVEN W. SPECTOR | |||||
| Steven W. Spector | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||