UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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, 2017

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CONATUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Delaware	001-36003	20-3183915
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
16745 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 200 San Diego, CA		92127
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 376-2600

(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.

Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 22, 2017. 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. The election of two nominees to serve as Class I directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. The following two Class I directors were re-elected by the votes indicated:

	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Preston S. Klassen, M.D., M.H.S.	10,682,583	83,026	9,784,331
William R. LaRue	10,685,899	79,710	9,784,331

2. The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The selection was ratified by the votes indicated:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
20,442,986	63,850	43,104	0

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.

Date: June 26, 2017	CONATUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
	By:	/s/ Steven J. Mento, Ph.D.
	Name:	Steven J. Mento, Ph.D.
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer