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, 2019

RA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		001-37926		26-2908274
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

87 Cambridge Park Drive Cambridge, MA		02140
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(617) 401-4060

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share		RARX		Nasdaq Global Market

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).

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x

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

On June 11, 2019, Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A total of 36,890,756 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 87.3% percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 15, 2019 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019.

Item 1 — Election of two Class III directors to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

NOMINEE	Votes FOR	Votes WITHHELD	Broker Non-Votes
Aoife M. Brennan, M.B., B.Ch.	34,709,030	15,538	2,166,188
Timothy R. Pearson	30,061,242	4,663,326	2,166,188

Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019.

Votes FOR		Votes AGAINST		Votes ABSTAINED		Broker Non-Votes
36,835,887		12,345		42,524		0

Based on the foregoing votes, Aoife M. Brennan, M.B., B.Ch. and Timothy R. Pearson were elected as Class III directors and Item 2 was approved.

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.

	RA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.


Date: June 12, 2019	By:	/s/ David C. Lubner
		David C. Lubner
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer